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Angel Supporting an Empty Shield
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Earl of Beauchamp. Comte Johann van Ross. Alfred A. de Pass London to Cornwall County Museum Truro England; to [Christie's London 30 November 1965 lot 169] sold; to private collector; to [Sotheby's Amsterdam 1989] sold; to Maida and George Abrams Boston; The Maida and George Abrams Collection 1999.125.
The Maida and George Abrams Collection Fogg Art Museum Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts
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