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John Michael Rysbrack

Warrior upon Sarcophagus Accompanied by Trophies: Unexecuted Design for the Monument to the First Duke of Marlborough

c. 1733
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper
11.7 × 10.9 cm (4.6 × 4.3 in)

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