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Leonardo Alenza y Nieto

They are Polishing Him Up ("Y se las pulen")

1807–45
Pen and dark brown ink with brush and gray-brown wash on off-white paper. Composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides. Traces of black chalk underscript under inscription
17.5 × 13 cm (6.9 × 5.1 in)

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