Study for a Stage Set — Jacques de Lajoüe | DiscoverArt

Jacques de Lajoüe

Study for a Stage Set

18th century

Pen and gray ink, brush and gray and colored wash over traces of black chalk and graphite

25.6 × 40.8 cm (10.1 × 16.1 in)

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