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John Gibson|Antonio Canova

Sketches of Seven Statues: Faith, Paolo and Francesca di RImini, Charity, Ceres, Heavenly Venus, Dancer, and Sleeping Cupid

ca. 1850
Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink
16.5 × 23 cm (6.5 × 9.1 in)

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