Robert Braithwaite Martineau

Kit’s Writing Lesson

1852

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Artist: Robert Braithwaite Martineau 1826–1869
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 521 x 705 mm
frame: 736 x 910 x 88 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by Mrs Phyllis Tillyard 1955
Reference: T00011

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