Songs: "Far removed from Noise & Smoke..." — Henry Thomas Alken|Thomas McLean | DiscoverArt

Henry Thomas Alken|Thomas McLean

Songs: "Far removed from Noise & Smoke..."

1822

Soft-ground etching

20 × 25.5 cm (7.9 × 10 in)

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