The Catalogue · Opus X (10)

The sad father: the unfavourable oracle (Death of the first-born, first version)

Lawrence Alma-Tadema 1859
MediumCanvas, the extant fragment
Dimensions68.6 x 86.4 cm (27.0 x 34.0 inches)
Current Location
Unconfirmed
ReferenceSwanson X
The sad father: the unfavourable oracle (Death of the first-born, first version)
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