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Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA, Portrait of Julia, Lady Peel.
Line-engraving on steel. 105 mm x 82 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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After Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA (1769 - 1830)
RA Collection: Art
105 mm x 82 mm
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