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James Thornhill

Lupercalia (recto), and Sketches of Figures (verso)

n.d.
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over graphite (recto), and black chalk (verso), on ivory wove paper
12.7 × 25.1 cm (5 × 9.9 in)

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