John Ruskin

Mont Saleve

c. 1840 · Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper · 15.3 × 26.8 cm (6 1/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

Mont Saleve, Ruskin, c. 1840
Art Institute of Chicago

Ruskin, Mont Saleve, c. 1840. Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper.

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