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Franz Sigrist

Design for Book Illustration

late 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and black, brown, gray wash on paper washed with gray. Incised for transfer. Mounted on pink paper with pencil framing lines.
9.4 × 14.5 cm (3.7 × 5.7 in)

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