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Johann Esaias Nilson

Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame

late 18th century
Pen and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, incised contour lines; verso reddened with chalk for transfer
22.5 × 15.7 cm (8.9 × 6.2 in)

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