A Kingfisher on a Branch, Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

A Kingfisher on a Branch

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (French) (1533-1588)

Movement: Renaissance
Date: 16th century
Medium: Watercolor and gouache over black chalk
Dimensions: 11.5 × 18 cm (sheet)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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