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Figure Seen from the Back, with Outstretched Arm by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

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Figure Seen from the Back, with Outstretched Arm

Figure Seen from the Back, with Outstretched Arm

Figure Seen from the Back, with Outstretched Arm

1795–1805

Medium: Graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 8.9 × 7.9 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
Genre: Graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphitelaid paperprints and drawingpaperpaper (fiber product)

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