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Agostino Tassi

Architect in His Study Holding a Compass and Conversing with Three Men

17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on cream paper; framing line along right edge in brown ink
20.3 × 12.8 cm (8 × 5 in)

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