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Descent to Hell by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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Descent to Hell

Descent to Hell

Descent to Hell

1760–1850

Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on ivory wove paper, laid down on card
Dimensions: 25.3 × 20.7 cm (10 × 8 3/16 in.)
Genre: Pen and ink drawings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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