A Reclining Peasant (recto); Study of a Young Man (verso) — Jacques de Gheyn II | DiscoverArt

Jacques de Gheyn II

A Reclining Peasant (recto); Study of a Young Man (verso)

late 16th–early 17th century

Pen and brown ink

9.1 × 11.7 cm (3.6 × 4.6 in)

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