George Richmond RA, The Apollo Belvedere, November 1824.
Pencil and black chalk with white highlights on blue wove paper. 515 mm x 400 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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George Richmond RA (1809 - 1896)
RA Collection: Art
515 mm x 400 mm
George Richmond RA
Figure of a reclining river god (Ilissos) from the Parthenon, August 1824
Pencil and black and white chalk on brown wove paper
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