Sketches of Three Statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche — John Gibson | DiscoverArt

Sketches of Three Statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche

ca. 1850

Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink on tracing paper

14.9 × 11.3 cm (5.9 × 4.4 in)

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