Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman — after William John Wilgus | DiscoverArt

after William John Wilgus

Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman

c. 1855

oil on canvas

53 × 76.7 cm (20.9 × 30.2 in)

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