Death of Adonis (?)
n.d.
Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk, squared in red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
16.5 × 12 cm (6.5 × 4.7 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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