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Title
The Gleaners
Object Name
Painting
Maker
Hill, James John 1811-1882 (Primary maker)
Hill, James John 1811-1882 (artist)
Description
Mother and child return from gleaning. The woman carries a sheaf of grain under one arm and holds the childs hand on her other side. The child, bare foot, carries grain wheat stalks in her apron.
Materials
oil on panel
Catalogue Number
BELUM.U42
Copyright
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