Bust of Minerva — Louis Léopold Boilly | DiscoverArt

Louis Léopold Boilly

Bust of Minerva

ca. 1798

Conté crayon, stumping, heightened with white chalk on faded blue paper

29.2 × 21.5 cm (11.5 × 8.5 in)

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