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Sketches of Soldier, Heads, from Roman Relief (recto); Sketches of Male Nudes, from Roman Relief (verso)

1600-1699
Black chalk (recto) and black chalk and pen and brown ink (verso) on cream laid paper
40.6 × 27.5 cm (16 × 10.8 in)

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