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Edme Bouchardon

Study for Plate 7 of Bouchardon's "Second livre de vases"

18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; framing lines; red chalk line along vertical center
24.1 × 13.2 cm (9.5 × 5.2 in)

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