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Joseph Marie Vien

Sultane Blanche and Le Grand Visir (White Sultaness and The Grand Vizir), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

1748
Etching
20.1 × 13.4 cm (7.9 × 5.3 in)

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