This is a drawing of peacocks in a natural setting. The drawing includes several peacocks, with one displaying its tail feathers. The feathers have eye patterns typical of peacocks, with detailed cross-hatching for texture. In the foreground, other peacocks are surrounded by a decorative border. The black and white contrast emphasizes the intricate details of the feathers and the ornate elements of the scene.

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Nieuwjaar (New Year)

Theodoor van Hoijtema (Dutch, 1863 - 1917)

1894

Medium: lithograph printed in black on buff wove paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: image: 40.5 × 20.2 cm (15 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.) ; sheet: 48.6 × 30.4 cm (19 1/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Nancy Jane and Alan Shestack
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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