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John Bacon, the elder

Project for a Tomb, Three Figures and an Angel (recto); Project for a Tomb: Three Figures and an Angel (verso)

n.d.
Black chalk (recot and verso) on cream laid paper
19.7 × 24.5 cm (7.8 × 9.6 in)

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