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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Three Orchids (Dendrobium Nobile/Oncidium Papilio/Lycaste Skinneri)

ArtistWilliam Jacob Hays, Sr., 1830–1875
Date1867
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions10 15/16 x 17 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.
Inscription(s)Dendrobium nobilis / Oncidium Papilio / Lycaste Skinerii
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 2011.60
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York, NY); given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011
On ViewNo
Three Orchids (Dendr…10.9 × 17.1 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 26× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.