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“And seeing a water-bird fly upward, he took his bow and shot it through the heart and it fell among the rose-gatherers”

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

“And seeing a water-bird fly upward, he took his bow and shot it through the heart and it fell among the rose-gatherers”

c. 1882

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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

“And seeing a water-bird fly upward, he took his bow and shot it through the heart and it fell among the rose-gatherers”

c. 1882

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 224 x 168 mm. (8 13/16 x 6 5/8 in.) Plate: 202 x 150 mm. (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.43
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris

Inscribed: Signed in plate: lower left "L. Alma-Tadema" Signed in pencil: lower right "L. Alma-Tadema"

Markings: None

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