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A German Officer in his Leisure Moments Scheming Kind Actions

(English, 1872–1944)
1916
Medium/TechniqueIndia ink wash over graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 20.5 x 16.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of John T. Spaulding
Accession number48.850
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsLL in ink: William Heath Robinson/ 1916; LR: title
ProvenanceJohn Taylor Spaulding (1870-1948, Boston); bequest to MFA, June 3, 1948.
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