View on the Nile near Cairo — Thomas Seddon | DiscoverArt

View on the Nile near Cairo

ca. 1855

Watercolor over graphite with stopping out, heightened with gouache (bodycolor)

19.2 × 35.7 cm (7.6 × 14.1 in)

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