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Fantasy Landscape
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Department of Drawings
Johan Goll van Franckenstein (1722-1785) Amsterdam (Lugt 2987). Sold [through Sotheby's London June 27 1974 lot 85]; to [Basket and Day London] sold; to Maida and George Abrams Boston 1974
The Maida and George Abrams Collection Fogg Art Museum Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts Promised Gift
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