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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 [Sculpture design: Cavalier-looking man [European explorer] holding a sword and a paper]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.028 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1830-1910 Pagination: 1 p. ; 17.3 cm x 11.9 cm. Order a Copy

Below it is a small sketch of another sculpture design. Black ink, graphite on wove paper with corner losses.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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