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Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Man Seated on the Ground, Writing

17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on light tan paper
9.4 × 13.9 cm (3.7 × 5.5 in)

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