Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA, Head of a bearded old man.
Pencil on grey laid paper. 150 mm x 109 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA (1769 - 1830)
RA Collection: Art
150 mm x 109 mm
Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA
Sketch of a woman supporting a bearded old man
Pencil on laid paper
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