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Hagar and the Angel in the Wilderness
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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Grossman received as gift.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Grossman
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