"The Soldier's Tear"–Old Song — Charles Samuel Keene | DiscoverArt

Charles Samuel Keene

"The Soldier's Tear"–Old Song

ca. 1879

Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, touches of white gouache (bodycolor)

15.8 × 20.7 cm (6.2 × 8.1 in)

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