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James Thornhill

Five Sketches for the Triumph of Silenus

n.d.
Pen and brown ink with brush and green wash, over traces of graphite, on cream laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper
18 × 21.4 cm (7.1 × 8.4 in)

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