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Henry-Bonaventure Monnier|Henry-Bonaventure Monnier

Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme

1861
Watercolor and gouache over graphite with pen and brown ink
26.7 × 16.5 cm (10.5 × 6.5 in)

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