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Bartholomaeus Ignaz Weiss

The Holy Family; verso: Moses striking water from a rock

mid-18th–early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over graphite; verso: Pen and brown ink, gray wash, over graphite
19.7 × 14.6 cm (7.8 × 5.7 in)

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