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Will Hicock Low

As One Came Near with Curl'd Gray Beard, Sharp Eyes, and Smooth Bald Crown

1885
Black, gray and white gouache, with traces of black chalk, on cream wood-pulp laminate board
45.9 × 35.5 cm (18.1 × 14 in)

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