Head of a Young Boy — Jean-Baptiste Greuze | DiscoverArt

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Young Boy

n.d.

Red chalk; Framing lines in pen and brown ink.

30.2 × 24 cm (11.9 × 9.4 in)

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