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John Downman

Ancient Statue of Sleeping Hermaphrodite

1774
Black chalk with stumping on ivory laid paper
18.2 × 47 cm (7.2 × 18.5 in)

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

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