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The Bard

John Martin

Art Funded
1951
Dimensions
213 x 155 cm
Vendor
Robert Frank
A vast apocalyptic painting illustrating Gray's Pindaric Ode 'The Bard,' founded on a Welsh tradition that Edward I ordered all the Bards to be put to death when he conquered Wales.

Oil

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