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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Sketch: mourning scene with two dead men being handled, one on stretcher, the other being placed in either coffin or bath, all wearing ancient garbs.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.356 Author/Creator: Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910 Place Written: s.l. Type: Sketch Date: [n.d.] Pagination: 1 p. 24 cm x 37 cm Order a Copy

Graphite; tracing paper.

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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