St. Paul's Cathedral from St. Martin's-le-Grand — Thomas Girtin

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Artist: Thomas Girtin
Date: 1790
Medium: Watercolor, pen, black ink, over graphite
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: sheet: 19 3/16 x 14 7/8 in. (48.8 x 37.8 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Sir Edwin Manton Gift, 2002

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