18th century
18.7 x 23.6 cm (7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.70.5
Black crayon on cream laid paper, mounted on cream laid paper with folio 8b
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