View from the foot of the Pyramid at Stowe, Buckinghamshire — Jacques Rigaud | DiscoverArt

View from the foot of the Pyramid at Stowe, Buckinghamshire

ca. 1739

Pen and ink, brush and wash

37.3 × 76.5 cm (14.7 × 30.1 in)

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