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A Sperm Whale Beached near Katwijk by Jacob Matham — VisualArtsDB

A Sperm Whale Beached near Katwijk

A Sperm Whale Beached near Katwijk

1598

Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 31.7 × 43 cm (12 1/2 × 16 15/16 in.)
Genre: engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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