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What are hopes but gleams of brightness... by Col. Henry Stuart Wortley — VisualArtsDB

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What are hopes but gleams of brightness...

What are hopes but gleams of brightness...

What are hopes but gleams of brightness...

Col. Henry Stuart Wortley

1870

Dimensions: 33.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 41.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 52.9 Centimeters (Measurements) × 60.9 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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