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Charles Louis Clérisseau

Roman Ruins with Two Peasants Conversing in the Foreground

n.d.
Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and black wash, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper
23.6 × 29 cm (9.3 × 11.4 in)

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