The Return, by Ford Madox Brown

An image of The Return. Brown, Ford Madox (British, 1821-1893). One of 7 designs for the panels of a bookcase. Pen and sepia ink, with traces of graphite, drawn within a curved rectangle on paper, stuck down, height 140 mm, width 148 mm.

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The Return. Brown, Ford Madox (British, 1821-1893). One of 7 designs for the panels of a bookcase. Pen and sepia ink, with traces of graphite, drawn within a curved rectangle on paper, stuck down, height 140 mm, width 148 mm.

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Accession Number: 776(6)
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Andrew Morris
Image height: 955 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 195.72kB
Captured: 2008:12:08 10:03:46

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