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Sketch of an Orangutan by John Singer Sargent — VisualArtsDB

Sketch of an Orangutan

Sketch of an Orangutan

John Singer Sargent

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 10.9 x 17.4 cm (4 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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