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Columbus Breaking the Egg

Columbus Breaking the Egg

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ArtistEnglish, 1697–1764
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Columbus Breaking the Egg
DateApril 1752
MediumEngraving
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1983.5.65
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Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Prints by William Hogarth from the Collection of the Blaffer Foundation," Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, March 24 to September 10, 1998

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