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John Buncombe

Half-length silhouette of an officer with a feathered hat

1825–1900
Watercolor, gouache (bodycolor), and pen and ink
10.8 × 8.4 cm (4.3 × 3.3 in)

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

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