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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Illustration for a Book: Troops Advancing toward a City Gate

1696–1770
Graphite or black chalk. Horizontal and vertical centering lines and another vertical line in graphite or black chalk ruled at 1 cm to the left border
8.6 × 17.2 cm (3.4 × 6.8 in)

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