Decorated Border with Nativity Scene — Freeman Gage Delamotte | DiscoverArt

Freeman Gage Delamotte

Decorated Border with Nativity Scene

1830–62

Watercolor, pen and red ink over graphite with touches of gold and gouache (bodycolor)

37.1 × 23.3 cm (14.6 × 9.2 in)

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