L'Ermite à la Tête de Mort (The Hermit with Skull) — Rodolphe Bresdin | DiscoverArt

Rodolphe Bresdin

L'Ermite à la Tête de Mort (The Hermit with Skull)

19th century

Etching; first state of two (Van Gelder)

35.5 × 26.8 cm (14 × 10.6 in)

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