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Richard Westall

Officer Seeking Shelter with his Wife and Children from a Storm (recto); Sketch of Castle on Hill (verso)

c. 1800/20
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash and watercolor, scraped to create highlights, heightened with gum varnish (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream wove card
39 × 31.6 cm (15.4 × 12.4 in)

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