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Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto VII

Study for Lucain's "La Pharsale", Canto VII

Hubert François Gravelot

1766–1773

Medium: Pen and black ink, with graphite, on gray laid paper, incised for transfer, and perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 14.2 × 8.9 cm (5 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Genre: pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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