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Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Charles Clément Bervic|Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar

Saint John the Baptist in the Desert

1791
Etching and engraving; fourth state
28 × 22.8 cm (11 × 9 in)

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