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Richard Parkes Bonington

Quentin Durward and the Disguised Louis XI (recto); Study of male figure (verso)

1825–26
Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
14.6 × 10.8 cm (5.7 × 4.3 in)

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