Sultana Reading in the Harem — Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune|François Boucher | DiscoverArt

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune|François Boucher

Sultana Reading in the Harem

1746–47

Etching and engraving

6.6 × 13.1 cm (2.6 × 5.2 in)

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