Daniel Maclise RA, The eve before the battle. Riot and wassail of the Saxons, 1866.
Etching. 125 mm x 390 mm.
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The eve before the battle. Riot and wassail of the Saxons, 1866
Daniel Maclise RA (1806 - 1870)
RA Collection: Art
125 mm x 390 mm
The story of the Norman conquest / by Daniel Maclise, R.A. - London: 1866
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