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Sketch for ‘St Paul Shaking off the Viper’ by Benjamin West — VisualArtsDB

Sketch for ‘St Paul Shaking off the Viper’

Sketch for ‘St Paul Shaking off the Viper’

1786

Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: support: 1295 x 724 mm frame: 1588 x 1030 x 108 mm
Museum: Tate

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