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The Night-Jar by Thomas Bewick — VisualArtsDB

The Night-Jar

The Night-Jar

1773–1828

Medium: Woodcut on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image/sheet: 10.1 × 12.3 cm (4 × 4 7/8 in.)
Genre: relief etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingwoodcut (process)paper (fiber product)relief etching

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