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Canal Fishing by John Leech — VisualArtsDB

Canal Fishing

Canal Fishing

1837–1864

Medium: Watercolor and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 10.8 × 9.3 cm (4 5/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
Genre: watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)paintgraphiteinkprints and drawingwatercolorpaper (fiber product)water-base paint

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