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Study after Nature by John Downman — VisualArtsDB

Study after Nature

Study after Nature

1774–1824

Medium: Brush and brown wash, varnished, with oil paint, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 41 × 35.2 cm (16 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
Genre: ink or chalk wash
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)washvarnishink or chalk washprints and drawingorganic materialcoating (material)paper (fiber product)

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