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Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg

Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg

Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg

David Knox Alexander Gardner

1864

Dimensions: 17.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 22.5 Centimeters (Measurements) × 30.2 Centimeters (Measurements) × 39.9 Centimeters (Measurements)
Genre: Artwork
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US

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Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg by David Knox, Alexander Gardner — VisualArtsDB