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    HomeCollectionColumbus Breaking The Egg
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    William Hogarth

    British, b.1697, d.1764

    Columbus Breaking The Egg

    • Etching
    • Purchase, 1972
    • 252 x 287mm
    • 72/136

    Tags: animals, columns (architectural elements), cross-hatching, dogs (animals), draperies (curtains), egg, explorers, knives, men (male humans), monochrome, people (agents), tables (support furniture)

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