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Sketch in the Midway Plaisance

Sketch in the Midway Plaisance

Philip William May

1893

Medium: Pen and black ink over traces of graphite on ivory wove paper, laid down on tan board
Dimensions: 18.9 × 26.5 cm (7 1/2 × 10 7/16 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphiteinkpen and ink drawingsprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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Sketch in the Midway Plaisance by Philip William May — VisualArtsDB