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Study for a Portrait of a Woman by Sir Peter Lely — VisualArtsDB

Study for a Portrait of a Woman

Study for a Portrait of a Woman

1670–1679

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 26 1/2 x 21 1/8 in. (67.3 x 53.7 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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womenportraits

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