Dame Paula Rego RA, Circumcision, 2009.
Etching and aquatint on velin arches paper. 365 mm x 500 mm. © The Artist. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Circumcision, 2009
Dame Paula Rego RA (1935 - 2022)
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365 mm x 500 mm
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