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Composition Sketch. Verso: Standing Figure Holding a Spear by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

Composition Sketch. Verso: Standing Figure Holding a Spear

Composition Sketch. Verso: Standing Figure Holding a Spear

1805

Medium: Graphite on paper. Verso: graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 508 x 370 mm
Museum: Tate

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