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The Invention of Drawing by Unknown artist — VisualArtsDB

The Invention of Drawing

The Invention of Drawing

1600–1799

Medium: Graphite on ivory laid paper, laid down on card
Dimensions: 21.1 × 15.7 cm (8 5/16 × 6 3/16 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)chalkgraphiteprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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