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First Compositional Study for ‘Gordale Scar’ by James Ward — VisualArtsDB

First Compositional Study for ‘Gordale Scar’

First Compositional Study for ‘Gordale Scar’

1811

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 273 x 364 mm
Museum: Tate

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