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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: irregular: 24.3 x 15.8 cm (9 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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