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Study for 'The Eve of Saint Agnes' by William Holman Hunt

Study for 'The Eve of Saint Agnes'

William Holman Hunt · 1847

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Artist
William Holman Hunt
Date
1847
Location
Guildhall Art Gallery
ART MOVEMENTS
Aestheticism
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William Holman Hunt

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