Captain Graham — Andrew Robertson

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Artist: Andrew Robertson
Date: 1805
Medium: Watercolor on ivory
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Sight: 2 7/16 x 2 in. (6.2 x 5.1 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: Scottish
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927

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