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Carle (Charles André) Vanloo

St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome

18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, heightened with white, over traces of graphite.
19.4 × 13.9 cm (7.6 × 5.5 in)

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