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"Do you think anyone would pay all that for an executed Sinner?" asked the Parson, Erik Werenskiold

"Do you think anyone would pay all that for an executed Sinner?" asked the Parson

"Tror du det er noen som vil betale for en rettet synder?" spurte presten (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian) (1855-1938)

Movement
Naturalism
Date
1879–1885
Medium
Pen on paper
Dimensions
14.9 × 11.8 cm (sheet)
Collection
National Museum of Norway
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Nasjonalmuseet / Dag Andre Ivarsøy, CC BY 4.0

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But if he fared no worse, he certainly fared no better
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She was so dangerously ill that no doctor believed he could ever save her
The Heavenly Chimes were calling for him
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The king and the parson raise a toast