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The Megatherium, British Museum

The Megatherium, British Museum

1850–1859

Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Megatherium, British Museum by Roger Fenton — VisualArtsDB