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Woodblock for The Swallow, from A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick — VisualArtsDB

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Woodblock for The Swallow, from A History of British Birds

Woodblock for The Swallow, from A History of British Birds

Woodblock for The Swallow, from A History of British Birds

1792–1797

Medium: Wood engraving block
Dimensions: Block: 8 × 5 × 1.7 cm (3 3/16 × 2 × 11/16 in.)
Genre: Wood engraving block
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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