Lot 71439 · 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction
I Was Obliged to Shoot at Him First, Robinson Crusoe cover and frontispiece
George Soper Re · Watercolor on paper
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- Result
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- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · 25 April 2023
- Dimensions
- 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 inches (26.0 x 18.4 cm) (image)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13514532
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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George Soper Re, I Was Obliged to Shoot at Him First, Robinson Crusoe cover and frontispiece. Heritage Auctions, 25 Apr 2023, lot 71439. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13514532.
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George Soper Re, I Was Obliged to Shoot at Him First, Robinson Crusoe cover and frontispiece. Heritage Auctions, 25 Apr 2023, lot 71439. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13514532.
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From the same sale 2023 April 25 Illustration Art Signature® Auction · Apr 2023
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