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Whispering Steps - Baghdad

Charles William Cain

Associated Names

Charles William Cain

Artist, British, 1893 - 1962

This is a drawing of cloaked figures by a body of water. The drawing depicts three cloaked figures standing on steps leading down to water, with two other figures in a round boat. The figures are draped in heavy cloaks. The background consists of a large plain wall with an angular, dark balcony on its right side.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 47.5 × 35.6 cm (18 11/16 × 14 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.2144

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64954399

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