John Gibson RA, Zephyrus carrying Psyche's sisters, 1840s.
Pen and ink with wash on wove paper. 192 mm x 216 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Zephyrus carrying Psyche's sisters, 1840s
John Gibson RA (1790 - 1866)
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192 mm x 216 mm
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