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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Seated Figure: Study for “A Vision of Antiquity”

1883–85
Fabricated black crayon, squared
37.2 × 26 cm (14.6 × 10.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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