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Nude Male Seated on a Rock, Holding a Staff (Polyphemus) by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Nude Male Seated on a Rock, Holding a Staff (Polyphemus)

Nude Male Seated on a Rock, Holding a Staff (Polyphemus)

Washington Allston

1816–1818

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.5 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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