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Shawled London Character by Philip William May — VisualArtsDB

Shawled London Character

Shawled London Character

Philip William May

1884–1903

Medium: Black crayon and graphite on gray wove paper
Dimensions: 19.2 × 14 cm (7 9/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Genre: crayon
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)crayongraphiteprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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