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Pleasure by Anton Raphael Mengs — VisualArtsDB

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Pleasure

Pleasure

Pleasure

Anton Raphael Mengs

1749–1759

Medium: Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions: Oval, 24 3/8 x 19 1/4 in. (61.9 x 48.9 cm)
Genre: Pastels & oil sketches on paper
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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