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Franz von Hauslab the Younger

Sun King Anointing a Bound Couple, from August von Kotzebue's Die Sonnenjungfrau

19th century
Brush and gray ink, gray wash, and touches of gouache; pen and black ink framing lines added when mounted
34.6 × 30 cm (13.6 × 11.8 in)

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