Study for Boreas Abducting Oreithyia — François André Vincent | DiscoverArt

François André Vincent

Study for Boreas Abducting Oreithyia

ca. 1782

Red, black and white chalk, with stumping

50.8 × 39.1 cm (20 × 15.4 in)

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