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Orazio Samacchini

A Seated King in Armor (King David?)

16th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over possible traces of black chalk, squared in red chalk; glued onto secondary paper support.
38.1 × 23.2 cm (15 × 9.1 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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