Louis de Boullogne the Elder

Sacrifice Offered before a Statue of Jupiter

17th century
Pen and black ink, heightened with white gouache over a preliminary design in black chalk; a separate piece of paper has been cut out and affixed over the seated figure at the left margin.
31.8 × 42.6 cm (12.5 × 16.8 in)

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