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Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming Torch by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming Torch

Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming Torch

1757–1827

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 31.8 × 24.2 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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