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Faded brown sketch of a bird with spread wings beside a vertical figure, painted on a worn wooden panel.

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Study for 'The Messenger'

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George Frederic Watts · English, 1817-1904

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Study for 'The Messenger', George Frederic Watts (1817), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This is a worn, monochrome brown sketch showing a bird with outstretched wings and a figure or form rising above it, rendered in loose, scraped paint on a warm wooden surface. Surface abrasions and faded passages are visible across the composition.

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Date
1817
Medium
Print
Museum
Wikimedia Commons
License
Public domain