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Nun Reading to a Child by David Wilkie — VisualArtsDB

Nun Reading to a Child

Nun Reading to a Child

1835

Medium: pen and ink over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 14.5 x 9.5 cm (5 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawing
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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England, 19th century

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