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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    The Bee and the Hen by Christian Bernhard Rode
    Christian Bernhard Rode. The Bee and the Hen, 1724–97. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00022598

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    The Bee and the Hen

    by Christian Bernhard Rode

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Christian Bernhard Rode (German, Berlin 1725–1797 Berlin)
    Date
    1724–97
    Medium
    Red chalk
    Dimensions
    sheet: 11 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (28.8 x 20 cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006
    Accession no.
    2006.489

    Provenance

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.

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