Unknown, Slip frame for John Russell RA 'Naomi and Ruth', c.1788.
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RA Collection: Art
John Russell RA
Naomi and Ruth, by 1788
Pastel on paper
Frame for John Russell RA 'Naomi and Ruth'
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