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John Michael Rysbrack

Warrior Accompanied by Britannia, Minerva, and Fame (recto); Design for the Monument to Nicholas Rowe (verso)

c. 1733 (recto); c. 1740 (verso)
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over red chalk and graphite (recto); pen and brown ink over graphite (verso), on cream laid paper
20.4 × 22.6 cm (8 × 8.9 in)

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