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Anonymous, German, 16th century

Nymph Playing a Horn (recto); Bracket with a Man's Head (verso)

16th century
Brush and brown and gray wash, gray-green gouache, heightened with white over black chalk (recto); Brush and brown wash and yellow orange and brown gouache, silhouetted with brush and gray wash; red chalk (verso).
18.5 × 25.7 cm (7.3 × 10.1 in)

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