Louis XV as a Roman Emperor — Michel François Dandré-Bardon | DiscoverArt

Michel François Dandré-Bardon

Louis XV as a Roman Emperor

ca. 1750–60

Red and white chalk on gray prepared paper

44.7 × 34.3 cm (17.6 × 13.5 in)

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