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Night Scene (recto); Sketches for a Folding Easel (verso) by Thomas Nast — VisualArtsDB

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Night Scene (recto); Sketches for a Folding Easel (verso)

Night Scene (recto); Sketches for a Folding Easel (verso)

Night Scene (recto); Sketches for a Folding Easel (verso)

1860–1902

Medium: Pen and black ink (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 24.8 × 20.3 cm (9 13/16 × 8 in.)
Genre: Pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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