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Sketches (recto and verso) by William Etty — VisualArtsDB

Sketches (recto and verso)

Sketches (recto and verso)

Medium: Graphite, black ink, and blue chalk on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: irregular: 20.2 x 24.8 cm (7 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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