Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA, 'And they gazed upon one another and knew that they excelled in beauty ...'.
Etching with drypoint. 139 mm x 189 mm.
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'And they gazed upon one another and knew that they excelled in beauty ...'
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema RA (1836 - 1912)
RA Collection: Art
139 mm x 189 mm
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