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Johann Eleazar Zeissig, called Schenau

A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition

1770
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolour, over black chalk or graphite
34.1 × 23.4 cm (13.4 × 9.2 in)

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