Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA, Self portrait, 1 March 1789.
Stipple engraving. 133 mm x 108 mm.
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Self portrait, 1 March 1789
After Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (1723 - 1792)
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133 mm x 108 mm
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