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Andrea Appiani

The Muses Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, and Terpsichore (recto); Sketch of a Sleeping Child (verso)

1811
Black chalk, squared in red chalk. Verse: black chalk sketch of a sleeping child.
47.8 × 33.8 cm (18.8 × 13.3 in)

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