Art Institute of Chicago
The Persian Ambassador
Richard Dighton
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Culture
- England
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- AAT300041273
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