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Fire at the Vinegar Workson the Wensum at Norwich
John Sell Cotman, 1829
Fire at the Vinegar Works, near Norwich in 1829. One of five gifts to two museums by H. J. Pfungst through the Art Fund between 1904 and 1906.
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Title of artwork, date
Fire at the Vinegar Workson the Wensum at Norwich, 1829
Date supported
1905
Medium and material
Red and black chalk
Dimensions
23 x 33 cm
Gifted by
H J Pfungst
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