Wapping

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Category

Art

Creator

Wadsworth, Edward Alexander

Materials

Support: paper

medium: woodcut

Dimensions

Support: Height 127 mm, 139

Catalogue number

Art.IWM ART 5532

Part of

Modern Woodcutters No.4. Book of 14 prints; no.14 of a special edition of 30 copies

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