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William Hamilton

Woman Sheltering a Child in a Landscape

1770–80
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite
26.2 × 32.5 cm (10.3 × 12.8 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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