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Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman by Sir Peter Lely — VisualArtsDB

Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman

Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman

1665

Medium: Black chalk with touches of red, heightened with white, on buff paper.
Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 7 13/16 in. (29.4 x 19.9 cm)
Genre: Drawing
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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