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Tête du Sphynx by Wilhelm Hammerschmidt — VisualArtsDB

Tête du Sphynx

Tête du Sphynx

Wilhelm Hammerschmidt

1858–1862

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: 23.8 x 31.5 cm. (9 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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