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Nicolas-François Chifflart

Sheet of Sketches

1865
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The prints of series like François-Nicolas Chifflart’s Improvisations on Copper were often separated over time; complete sets like this one are rare today.

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