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Anonymous, British, 19th century

Design for a Fountain with a Shell Basin Supported by Three Dolphins and Surmounted by a Snake Spouting Water

mid-19th century
Pen and ink, brush and wash
42.5 × 31.1 cm (16.7 × 12.2 in)

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