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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Seated, females draped in togas with staffs on one side; reverse side standing draped figures; graphite; wove paper.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.206 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: circa 1815-1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 16.5 cm x 21.6 cm. Order a Copy

# 206 profile of man seated in rocking chair; iron gall ink over graphite; wove paper; 19.5 x 20cm

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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