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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Caricature of a Man in a Voluminous Cloak, Carrying a Walking Stick, Seen from Behind

1760 (?)
Pen and dark brown ink, brown wash
18.5 × 12.2 cm (7.3 × 4.8 in)

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