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The Early Ploughman & The Lonely Tower & Opening the Fold
Samuel Palmer, 1825–1881
Part of a collection of 15 works bequeathed to the Ashmolean by Reverend William Fothergill Robinson through the Art Fund.
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Title of artwork, date
The Early Ploughman & The Lonely Tower & Opening the Fold, 1825–1881
Date supported
1929
Medium and material
Watercolour, etching
Gifted by
Rev. William Fothergill Robinson
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