The Hurdy-Gurdy Player — Louis Léopold Boilly|Delpech | DiscoverArt

Louis Léopold Boilly|Delpech

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

1822

Lithograph

33.8 × 25.3 cm (13.3 × 10 in)

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