Study for a Portrait of an Officer and His Wife — Arthur Devis | DiscoverArt

Study for a Portrait of an Officer and His Wife

ca. 1756–58

Black and white chalk and black ink on blue laid paper

45.7 × 29.5 cm (18 × 11.6 in)

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