Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell) — Jan Ekels the Younger | DiscoverArt

Jan Ekels the Younger

Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)

probably 1791

Oil on canvas

65.7 × 59.7 cm (25.9 × 23.5 in)

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