Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length — Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) | DiscoverArt

Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length

1591–1666

Pen and brown ink

20.8 × 9.4 cm (8.2 × 3.7 in)

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