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John the Baptist

John the Baptist

1790

Medium: Black chalk heightened with white on laid, gray-brown paper
Dimensions: 15 1/16 x 10 1/4 in. (38.26 x 26.04 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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John the Baptist by Benjamin West — VisualArtsDB