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‘Songs of Innocence and of Experience’: ‘Infant Sorrow’ by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

‘Songs of Innocence and of Experience’: ‘Infant Sorrow’

‘Songs of Innocence and of Experience’: ‘Infant Sorrow’

1794

Medium: Relief etching on paper
Dimensions: image: 112 x 97 mm
Museum: Tate

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