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John Linnell

Noah: The Eve of the Deluge

1848
oil on canvas
146 × 221 cm (57.5 × 87 in)

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Linnell was an extremely versatile artist who worked in oils and watercolors, painted miniatures on ivory, and was skilled as an engraver.

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