View of a Waterfall (recto); Landscape Study (verso) — David Octavius Hill | DiscoverArt

David Octavius Hill

View of a Waterfall (recto); Landscape Study (verso)

1820–70

Pen and black ink, brush and wash, over graphite

12.4 × 7.6 cm (4.9 × 3 in)

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