John Flaxman RA, Ornamental design with a lyre surrounded by a laurel wreath, by 1826.
Pen and ink on cream laid paper. 60 mm x 210 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Miki Slingsby. Fine Art Photography.
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Ornamental design with a lyre surrounded by a laurel wreath, by 1826
Attributed to John Flaxman RA (1755 - 1826)
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60 mm x 210 mm
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