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Herefordshire Fat Ox by James Ward — VisualArtsDB

Herefordshire Fat Ox

Herefordshire Fat Ox

1789–1859

Medium: Black chalk, with charcoal, heightened with white chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan board
Dimensions: 17.1 × 26.1 cm (6 3/4 × 10 5/16 in.)
Genre: Chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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