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A Ship Wrecked on a Shore on a Stormy Night, with Survivors Salvaging Their Goods
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Brush and gray and black wash over a sketch in black chalk
Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Anonymous Gift in memory of Frits Markus 2005
Title: A Ship Wrecked on a Shore on a Stormy Night, with Survivors Salvaging Their Goods
Description:
Brush and gray and black wash over a sketch in black chalk.
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