Leonardo Alenza y Nieto

There Was No Business ("No encontraron avio")

1807–45
Pen and dark brown ink with brush and gray-brown wash. Composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides. On off-white paper
16.7 × 12.5 cm (6.6 × 4.9 in)

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