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Holy Family in the Escorial by Sir David Wilkie — VisualArtsDB

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Holy Family in the Escorial

Holy Family in the Escorial

Holy Family in the Escorial

Sir David Wilkie

1805–1841

Medium: Black chalk and watercolor on cream laid paper, laid down on cream card
Dimensions: 15.8 × 12.5 cm (6 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.)
Genre: Chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)black chalkpaintchalkchalk stickslaid paperprints and drawingwatercolorpaperpaper (fiber product)water-base paint

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