A Young Man Seated, Bent over a Reclining Figure — Jean-François Millet | DiscoverArt

Jean-François Millet

A Young Man Seated, Bent over a Reclining Figure

ca. 1845–50

Red chalk with stumping on laid paper

18.8 × 25.9 cm (7.4 × 10.2 in)

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