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Engraving of unknown woman

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1925 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: circa 1865 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One engraving of an unknown woman dated circa 1865. Three quarter length portrait of a woman in a fancy dress with a shawl edged in fur and a wreath of flowers in her hair.

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