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Washing Sheep, Bentley, by Constable

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An image of Constable, John. Washing Sheep, Bentley. (1816). 
Graphite on paper.

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Constable, John. Washing Sheep, Bentley. (1816). Graphite on paper.

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  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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  • Captured: 2010:01:20 09:40:33

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_PCtd Britain British Constable Department Drawing England English exterior farmer farmhouses farming Fitz_PDP livestock Location (country of origin) Other Keywords Romanticism rural rustic sheep sketch Workflow

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