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Franz Cleyn

The Sack of Troy: Pyrrhus Killing Priam

before 1654
Black chalk and gray wash on a sheet of laid paper; incised for transfer; framing lines in graphite; verso treated with red chalk for transfer
26.4 × 19.5 cm (10.4 × 7.7 in)

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