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Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Child's Head

17th century
Red chalk on cream laid paper; fragmentary framing outline in black ink along left, bottom and right edges; fragmentary framing outline in gray ink along left edge
27.8 × 19.7 cm (10.9 × 7.8 in)

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