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Henry George Hine British
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Probably a design for a print or book illustration, this symbolic image centers on a white-robed female whose forehead is illuminated by a bright light. She stands on a rocky ledge and causes fearsome creatures to flee into the darkness.
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Title: Light and the Shades
Artist:
Henry George Hine (British, Brighton 1811–1895 London)
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (24.8 x 18.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Accession Number: 67.753.2
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