Half-length silhouette of an officer with a feathered hat — John Buncombe | DiscoverArt

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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