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Female Nude Leaning on a Block by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

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Female Nude Leaning on a Block

Female Nude Leaning on a Block

Female Nude Leaning on a Block

Washington Allston

1799–1809

Medium: Black and white chalk on discolored blue-gray wove paper
Dimensions: 27 x 44.2 cm (10 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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