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Study of a boy's legs by John Downman — VisualArtsDB

Study of a boy's legs

Study of a boy's legs

1770–1824

Medium: Charcoal with stumping on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 52 × 32.8 cm (20 1/2 × 12 15/16 in.)
Genre: charcoal
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)plant materialprints and drawingpaperstumpingdrawing techniquespaper (fiber product)wove papercharcoal

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