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A Suit of Armor by Ernest Meissonier — VisualArtsDB

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A Suit of Armor

A Suit of Armor

A Suit of Armor

Ernest Meissonier

Medium: Black ink, gray wash, and gouache on off-white wove paper, slightly darkened
Dimensions: sight: 22.6 x 14.5 cm (8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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