Chris Orr RA, 'The Bechers in Bed', 1992.
Counterproof etching. 407 mm x 463 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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'The Bechers in Bed', 1992
Chris Orr RA (b. 1943)
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407 mm x 463 mm
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