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Design for a Monument to the Three Wives of the First Earl of Guilford, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire

1783
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Monument to the Three Wives of the First Earl of Guilford, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire
  • Artist: Joseph Wilton (British, London 1722–1803 London)
  • Date: 1783
  • Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash, watercolor
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 22.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.56.51
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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