Study for the "Attack on Copenhagen" — Edward Francis Burney | DiscoverArt

Edward Francis Burney

Study for the "Attack on Copenhagen"

1801–2

Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash

26 × 44.5 cm (10.2 × 17.5 in)

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