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Baldassare Franceschini

Two Composition Sketches of Collapsing Figure Supported by Two Other Figures (recto); Compositional Sketch of Kneeling Figure Accompanied by Two Other Figures

1637/1689
Pen and brown ink (recto), and red chalk with black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper
11.1 × 20.9 cm (4.4 × 8.2 in)

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