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English Views: Isle of Wight from Portsmouth

Wenceslaus Hollar

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white etching of a landscape. A body of water with ships on it in the middle. On the far side of the water, a town with many buildings on the left and a mountain range on the right. On the near side, two people on horseback on a rocky outcropping. The person on the left wears a long dress and rides a dark horse. The person on the right wears a hat and a suit and rides a light-colored horse. They face away and look towards the body of water. The sky is clear with lines etched across the top. Text appears over the water reading "Wight Is:" towards the top and "Portsmouth" lower down.

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1263 × 798 px
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