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John Gibson|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Antonio Canova|Lorenzo Bartolini|Luigi Bienaimé

Sketches of Six Statues: Magdalen by Canova, Divine Love by Bienaimé, Praying Angel, Boxer by Canova, Trust in God by Bartolini, and Madonna by Raphael

ca. 1850
Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink
23.4 × 18.7 cm (9.2 × 7.4 in)

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