David Scott

The By-Way to Hell

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Artist: David Scott 1806–1849
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 168 x 127 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by Edmund Houghton 1898
Reference: N02405

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