Sir Edwin Landseer RA, The Sweep, ca. 1860.
Etching. 150 mm x 228 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: John Hammond.
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The Sweep, ca. 1860
Sir Edwin Landseer RA (1802 - 1873)
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150 mm x 228 mm
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