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Study for Cover

Study for Cover

Philip William May

1892

Medium: Pen and black ink over traces of graphite on ivory wove card
Dimensions: 26.5 × 19.2 cm (10 7/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphiteinkpen and ink drawingsprints and drawing

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