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Eugène Delacroix

Sketches of Tigers and Men in 16th Century Costume

1828–29
Watercolor, pen and iron gall ink, and graphite, on ivory laid paper with blue fibers (discolored to buff)
39.7 × 51 cm (15.6 × 20.1 in)

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