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Aurora and Cephalus by Joseph E. Widener, François Boucher — VisualArtsDB

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Aurora and Cephalus

Aurora and Cephalus

Aurora and Cephalus

Joseph E. Widener François Boucher

1765–1767

Medium: brown chalk with stumping on light beige laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
Dimensions: overall: 32.7 x 21.9 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) support: 37.6 x 27.1 cm (14 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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