Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Preparatory sketch for 'The Sun and Moon Stand Still', 1860s?.
Wove paper. 194 mm x 173 mm.
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Preparatory sketch for 'The Sun and Moon Stand Still', 1860s?
Henry Hugh Armstead RA (1828 - 1905)
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194 mm x 173 mm
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