James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Illustration to The Trial Sermon (2). / Wood engraving by Dalziel after a design by Whistler. Published in Good Words 1862..
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Illustration to The Trial Sermon (2). / Wood engraving by Dalziel after a design by Whistler. Published in Good Words 1862.
After James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)
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122 mm x 95 mm
Good words - London: 1860-1906
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