Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore)

Vignette with Cupids and a Courting Couple in a Library

In Tate Britain

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Artist: Susanna Duncombe (née Susanna Highmore) 1725–1812
Medium: Graphite and ink on paper
Dimensions: Support: 94 x 112 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by Mrs Joan Highmore Blackhall and Dr R.B. McConnell 1986
Reference: T04260

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