Head of a soldier in profile, with a sword handle — baron Dominique Vivant Denon | DiscoverArt

baron Dominique Vivant Denon

Head of a soldier in profile, with a sword handle

ca. 1794

Pen and brown ink over black chalk

15 × 11.2 cm (5.9 × 4.4 in)

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