A Seated Slave — Pietro Antonio Novelli | DiscoverArt

Pietro Antonio Novelli

A Seated Slave

mid-18th–early 19th century

Pen and black ink, gray wash, over black chalk

46 × 31 cm (18.1 × 12.2 in)

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