Solomon Alexander Hart RA, An inscription with an illustration of a Dodo bird.
Pencil and watercolour (writing in pen and black ink) on cream wove paper. 175 mm x 141 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Solomon Alexander Hart RA (April 1806 - 1881)
RA Collection: Art
175 mm x 141 mm
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