Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman — Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) | DiscoverArt

Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman

ca. 1665

Black chalk with touches of red, heightened with white, on buff paper.

29.4 × 19.9 cm (11.6 × 7.8 in)

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