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Cherub on the Back of a Swan by William Rimmer — VisualArtsDB

Cherub on the Back of a Swan

Cherub on the Back of a Swan

1870–1876

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 15.3 x 20 cm (6 x 7 7/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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