This is a drawing featuring whimsical illustrations and decorative text. Intricate elements include ornate lettering and playful figures scattered across the page. In the upper left corner, there's a person in a decorative frame wearing a top hat. Below, there are figures of musicians playing drums and a small person with a dog on a leash. The text flows with embellishments and curls, displaying a decorative script. Various curly lines and motifs fill the spaces between the text and figures, adding artistic complexity to the piece.
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A New Year's Greeting

Adolph Menzel (German, 1815 - 1905)

1839

Medium
pen and black ink
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 8.7 x 11.8 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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