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The Cipher of Love by Henri Joseph de Forestier, Théodore Géricault — VisualArtsDB

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The Cipher of Love

The Cipher of Love

The Cipher of Love

Henri Joseph de Forestier Théodore Géricault

Medium: Brown wash and white gouache over graphite and black chalk on brown wove paper
Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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