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Karel van Mander I

Samuel Annointing David; verso: sketch of two figures

ca. 1591
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash. Pasted down. Verso: pen and brown ink, incised and rubbed with black chalk
23 × 31.4 cm (9.1 × 12.4 in)

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