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Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen by French — VisualArtsDB

Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen

Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen

1725–1749

Medium: Black chalk with white heightening (?)
Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 9 in. (29.4 x 22.8 cm)
Genre: Drawing
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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