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Headpiece (page 113) from The Fables of Aesop

1818

Medium: Wood engraving from an illustrated book with 323 wood engravings and one etching and engraving
Dimensions: composition: 2 1/4 × 3 1/8" (5.7 × 8 cm); page (irreg.): 8 1/4 × 5 5/16" (21 × 13.5 cm)
Genre: Illustrated book
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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Headpiece (page 113) from The Fables of Aesop by Thomas Bewick — VisualArtsDB