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Sheet of Sketches: Soldier on Horseback and Soldier with Sabre Conduting Prisoner (recto); Sheet of Sketches (verso)

1876
Pen and black ink (recto) and graphite (verso) on ivory laid paper
19.7 × 26.4 cm (7.8 × 10.4 in)

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