Design for a Monument — Gabriel de Saint-Aubin | DiscoverArt

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Design for a Monument

18th century

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk

23.8 × 16.5 cm (9.4 × 6.5 in)

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