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National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery

Title

In the Grotto

Date

c.1865

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 35 x W 55 cm

Accession number

NG 1465

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Dr John Kirkhope, 1920

Work type

Painting

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