Art Institute of Chicago
Dr. Sparman's Story of the Hottentot and the Lion
Attributed to Samuel Howett
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
- Culture
- England
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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