Illuminated Initial "O" — Freeman Gage Delamotte | DiscoverArt

Freeman Gage Delamotte

Illuminated Initial "O"

1830–62

Watercolor over pen and red ink with touches of gold and gouache (bodycolor)

23.3 × 37 cm (9.2 × 14.6 in)

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