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Scene from Ancient History: Siege of a Walled City

Scene from Ancient History: Siege of a Walled City

François Verdier

Medium: Black and white chalk with gray wash on tan antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount
Dimensions: 15.5 x 28.2 cm (6 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Scene from Ancient History: Siege of a Walled City by François Verdier — VisualArtsDB