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John Downman

Memento Portrait of a Young Midshipman

1769–1824
Watercolor, colored chalk, and graphite
25.1 × 21.6 cm (9.9 × 8.5 in)

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

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