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A Sporting Character by David Allan — VisualArtsDB

A Sporting Character

A Sporting Character

1754–1796

Medium: Pen and gray ink with brush and watercolor, on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove card
Dimensions: 23.4 × 18.1 cm (9 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.)
Genre: watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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