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Joseph Marie Vien

Le Grand Visir (The Grand Vizir), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

1748
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20.2 × 13.4 cm (8 × 5.3 in)

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