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John Downman

Antique Monumental Vase

1774
Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash and black crayon, heightened with touches of white chalk, on cream laid paper prepared with a tan ground
54.4 × 37.9 cm (21.4 × 14.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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