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A Gentleman at his Desk by David Wilkie — VisualArtsDB

A Gentleman at his Desk

A Gentleman at his Desk

1805–1841

Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions: Image: 11.1 × 13 cm (4 3/8 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 14 × 15.7 cm (5 9/16 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 44 × 30 cm (17 3/8 × 11 13/16 in.)
Genre: Etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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