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John Downman

Ancient Sculpture of Standing Woman and Boy

1774
Black chalk on ivory laid paper
49.5 × 30.3 cm (19.5 × 11.9 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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