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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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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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