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

Q: When was "Officer Seeking Shelter with his Wife and Children from a Storm (recto); Sketch of Castle on Hill (verso)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1800/20.

c. 1800/20

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

Medium

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

Dimensions

39 × 31.6 cm (15 3/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

Classification

watercolor

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

115720

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

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