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Constantin Guys

A Parisienne Seen from the Back

1850s(?)
graphite, brown ink, gray and brown wash on buff wove paper darkened through exposure to light
24.9 × 18.6 cm (9.8 × 7.3 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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