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Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century

The Triumph of Galatea

17th century
Black chalk. Oval composition outlined in black chalk, with decorative black chalk elements in four corners outside this line. On light beige paper
24 × 21.2 cm (9.4 × 8.3 in)

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