Peasant on a Donkey — Giovanni Battista ("Titta") Lusieri | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista ("Titta") Lusieri

Peasant on a Donkey

ca. 1783–87

Watercolor, over graphite.

34.1 × 43.5 cm (13.4 × 17.1 in)

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