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James Thornhill

Design for the Overmantel of a Chimneypiece with Bust of Pompilius Numa

n.d.
Pen and brown ink with brush and green wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper
14.7 × 8.2 cm (5.8 × 3.2 in)

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