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Illustration for "Barbara Allen:" Receiving a Messenger by Edwin Austin Abbey — VisualArtsDB

Illustration for "Barbara Allen:" Receiving a Messenger

Illustration for "Barbara Allen:" Receiving a Messenger

Edwin Austin Abbey

1887

Medium: Black ink over graphite on off-white wove card
Dimensions: actual: 45.4 x 35.5 cm (17 7/8 x 14 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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