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Parliament of Fowls: Perched upon branches of trees, birds sing with angelic voices (for the "Kelmscott Chaucer")

Parliament of Fowls: Perched upon branches of trees, birds sing with angelic voices (for the "Kelmscott Chaucer")

(English, 1833–1898)
(English, 1834–1896)
1896
Medium/TechniqueWoodcut
DimensionsSheet: 19.1 × 21.2 cm (7 1/2 × 8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Clifford S. Ackley
Accession number2022.316
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite: Parliament of Fools [Fowls] p 313
Provenance1980s, sold by James Berquist (dealer), Newton, MA, to Clifford S. Ackley, Boston; 2022, gift of Clifford S. Ackley to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 2022)
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