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John Downman

Ancient Statue: the Knifegrinder

1774
Graphite with stumping on off-white laid paper
50.1 × 39.1 cm (19.7 × 15.4 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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