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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 [Small rock formation with plants]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.050 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch signed Date: May 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 12 cm x 16 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by the artist. Light sketch of three figures on reverse side. Graphite; wove paper.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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