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A Mother and Child Looking at the Virgin and Child
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A Mother and Child Looking at the Virgin and Child

Artist: Reginald Bottomley (1856-1933)
Date: Unknown
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45.2 x 33.9 in.
Location: Little Hampton Museum

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