James Fergusson, The Palaces of Nimroud restored, 1853.
Chromolithograph. 281 mm x 465 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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The Palaces of Nimroud restored, 1853
After James Fergusson (1808 - 1886)
RA Collection: Art
281 mm x 465 mm
The Monuments Of Nineveh. From Drawings Made On The Spot By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. Illustrated In One Hundred Plates. - London:: 1849. (-1853.)
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