Charles Robert Leslie

A Scene from Milton’s ‘Comus’

exhibited 1844

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Artist: Charles Robert Leslie 1794–1859
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 328 x 418 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Bequeathed by Mrs Elizabeth Vaughan 1885
Reference: N01182

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