Sale 5232
London, South Kensington
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31 October 2007
Price realised
GBP 1,875
Estimate
English School, c.1820 Portrait of a young girl, full-length, in a white dress, playing the harp, seated on a cloud oil on canvas 54 x 37 in. (137.2 x 94 cm.)
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