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Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

L'Escalier (The Curving Stair)

1778–79
Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, watercolor, and touches of gouache, on off-white laid paper
18.7 × 12.4 cm (7.4 × 4.9 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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