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This was one of several early studies towards Forbes’s most famous work, ‘Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach’.
Title
Study of a Fisherwoman
Date
1884
Medium
oil on canvas board
Measurements
H 15 x W 20 cm
Accession number
PEZPH : 2007.1
Acquisition method
acquired, 2007
Work type
Painting
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4HE England
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