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Redgrave's The Sempstress

Richard Redgrave, The Sempstress, oil on canvas, 1846 (original version 1844)
(Forbes Magazine Collection, New York)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker, Chad Laird, Dr. Juliana Kreinik

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Redgraves The Sempstress

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1846

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