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Collection of the Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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More informationTitle
The Sower
Date
1886
Medium
bronze & stone
Accession number
20
Acquisition method
presented
Work type
Statue
Signature/marks description
Hamo Thornycroft Sc/1886
Inscription description
on base: A SOWER/BY / SIR HAMO THORNYCROFT RA / PRESENTED / BY THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS / THROUGH THE LEIGHTON FUND / MCMXXIIX