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Leonardo Alenza y Nieto

The Pampered Idiot ("Niño zangolotino")

1807–45
Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash. On off-white paper. Composition outlined in pen and black ink on all sides
17.6 × 12.5 cm (6.9 × 4.9 in)

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