Null JOHN AUGUSTUS ATKINSON (1775-1833): A WATERCOLOUR PAINTING ON PAPER AND BRO…

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JOHN AUGUSTUS ATKINSON (1775-1833): A WATERCOLOUR PAINTING ON PAPER AND BROWN INK DRAWING DEPICTING MEN PLAYING A GAME OF SKITTLES OF BOULES WITH ATTENDANTS, Inscribed. 28cm x 19cm. Mounted in a frame and glazed. 42cm x 33cm

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JOHN AUGUSTUS ATKINSON (1775-1833): A WATERCOLOUR PAINTING ON PAPER AND BROWN INK DRAWING DEPICTING MEN PLAYING A GAME OF SKITTLES OF BOULES WITH ATTENDANTS, Inscribed. 28cm x 19cm. Mounted in a frame and glazed. 42cm x 33cm

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