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Pietro della Vecchia

Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus in his Carpentry Shop

n.d.
Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card
25.4 × 20.1 cm (10 × 7.9 in)

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