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David Octavius Hill

View of a lake or river with a sailboat

1820–70
Pen and black ink, brush and wash, over graphite
7.3 × 12 cm (2.9 × 4.7 in)

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

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