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Luna Moth on a Bleeding Heart
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The moth (Actias luna) sits on a Dicentra spectabilis or Bleeding Heart plant.
Department of Drawings
Possibly Thaddeus William Harris; John Witt Randall Boston MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall 1892; gift to Harvard University 1892.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Title: Luna Moth on a Bleeding Heart
Description:
The moth (Actias luna) sits on a Dicentra spectabilis or Bleeding Heart plant.
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