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Allegorical Scene with Figures burying a Body

JOHN, Augustus

© Estate of Augustus John. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 19552

Creation/Production

JOHN, Augustus

Date:

Acquisition

Purchase, 11/9/1972

Measurements

Height (cm): 48.2

Width (cm): 67.2

Techniques

charcoal on paper

drawings and watercolours

Fine Art - works on paper

Material

charcoal

green paper

Location

In store

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