John Ruskin

Greta

1876 · Watercolor and white gouache, with pen and brown ink, over graphite, on gray wove paper · 14 × 21.5 cm (5 9/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

Greta, Ruskin, 1876
Art Institute of Chicago

Ruskin, Greta, 1876. Watercolor and white gouache, with pen and brown ink, over graphite, on gray wove paper.

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

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