John Ruskin

Spanish Chestnut

n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove card · 24 × 30.1 cm (9 1/2 × 11 7/8 in.)

Spanish Chestnut, Ruskin, n.d.
Art Institute of Chicago

Ruskin, Spanish Chestnut, n.d.. Pen and brown ink, with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove card.

The Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick

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