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Randolph Caldecott, The Curmudgeons' Christmas [I].
Wood-engraving. 390 mm x 282 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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The Curmudgeons' Christmas [I]
After Randolph Caldecott (1846 - 1886)
RA Collection: Art
390 mm x 282 mm
Caldecott illustrations - [London: 1878-1885]
Associated works of art
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