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Study after the Statue of the Dying Gaul by John Downman — VisualArtsDB

Study after the Statue of the Dying Gaul

Study after the Statue of the Dying Gaul

1775

Medium: Charcoal with stumping and black crayon on ivory laid paper prepared with a tan ground
Dimensions: 37.2 × 53.3 cm (14 11/16 × 21 in.)
Genre: charcoal
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)ground (material)plant materialprints and drawingcrayonsstumpingdrawing techniquespaper (fiber product)charcoal

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