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Luc-Olivier Merson

Notre-Dame de Paris

c. 1881
pen and black ink, brush and black wash, white gouache and graphite on paper

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After creating this drawing, Luc-Olivier Merson went on to illustrate an important 1889 edition of Notre-Dame de Paris , one of the major projects of his career.

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