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Hero and Leander by Richard Cosway — VisualArtsDB

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Hero and Leander

Hero and Leander

Hero and Leander

Medium: Brown ink and gray wash over graphite on off-white paper, laid down
Dimensions: 18.5 x 23.1 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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