The Bagpiper — Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps | DiscoverArt

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

The Bagpiper

1833–38

Etching and drypoint; second state of two

16.6 × 13 cm (6.5 × 5.1 in)

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