Study of a Male Nude (Althaemenes) Trying to Hide Himself
mid-18th–early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over graphite
8.4 × 8.8 cm (3.3 × 3.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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