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Jean François Janinet

Drawing for a Plate From "Gravures historiques des principaux événements Depuis l'Ouverture des Etats Generaux ..." Paris 1789

ca. 1789
Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray wash
13.4 × 9.2 cm (5.3 × 3.6 in)

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