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Sketch for ‘The Ascension’ by Benjamin West — VisualArtsDB

Sketch for ‘The Ascension’

Sketch for ‘The Ascension’

1782

Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: support: 1264 x 711 mm frame: 939 x 1495 x 73 mm
Museum: Tate

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