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Highland Cattle

Henry Brittan Willis (1810–1884)

Royal Watercolour Society

Highland Cattle

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Royal Watercolour Society

London

Title

Highland Cattle

Date

1855

Medium

watercolour on paper

Measurements

H 26 x W 37 cm

Accession number

W0384

Work type

Watercolour

Inscription description

bottom right: H B. Willis 55

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Royal Watercolour Society

Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, Greater London SE1 9JH England

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Henry Brittan Willis

1810–1884

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