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Thomas Rowlandson

Preparation for the Academy—Old Joseph Nollekens and his Venus

1805
Pen and brown ink with brush and watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board
29.4 × 23.2 cm (11.6 × 9.1 in)

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