Greenwich Hospital (recto); Study of a Building (verso) — David Cox | DiscoverArt

Greenwich Hospital (recto); Study of a Building (verso)

1820s

Watercolor over graphite (recto); graphite (verso)

26.8 × 37.5 cm (10.6 × 14.8 in)

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