Design for Backcloth, The Truth About the Russian Dancers, by Paul Nash

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Design for Backcloth, The Truth About the Russian Dancers.Nash, Paul (British, 1889-1946). Watercolour over graphite on paper, height 280 mm, width 219 mm, 1920.

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Accession Number: PD.17-1979
© The Estate of Paul Nash/Tate, London. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Image width: 807 pixels
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ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2010:12:17 15:24:23

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