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Henry Fuseli

Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a Self-Portrait and an Off-Print in Brown Ink of a Nude Female Abdomen and Legs (verso)

1764–70
Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper; verso, pen and brown ink; framing lines in graphite
36.7 × 16.9 cm (14.4 × 6.7 in)

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