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Detailed sketches of various historical figures, depicting diverse clothing styles, body postures, and emotions, showcasing artistic techniques from different eras.

Standing trumpeter, draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923, paper, h 333 mm × w 273 mm
Standing trumpeter, draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923, paper, h 333 mm × w 273 mm
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UN BADAUD, inspecteur des travauxpublics.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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A variant study by Josef Danhauser from 1839 depicting 'The Widow', executed in pencil and deck white on gray-brown paper, focusing on figure and composition.
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LAITIERE.Milkwoman.. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866
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Pantalettes. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 24.1 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Famularo.
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The Absinthe Drinker 1862 France. Etching in black on cream laid paper . Édouard Manet
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La Vieille Masken. Félicien Victor Joseph Rops (Belgium, Namur, 1833-1898). Belgium, no date. Prints. Aquatint and drypoint
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'Study for 'The Paralytic'. Study of a Boy Resting on One Knee'. France, Circa 1760. Dimensions: 32,8x45,9 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE.
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JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES  British playwright,  born in Ireland       Date: 1784 - 1862
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Highlander. Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941), graphic artist
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Dwarf with bottle and glass, drink sorrows; Varie Figure Gobbi Di Jacopo Callot; Various grotesque figures; Dwarfs and iced. Dwarf, seen on the left, with a humpback back, a hat on the head, in the right hand a bottle from dripping, a glass in the left hand. This print is part of a series of 21 prints with grotesque figures; Virtually all those figures are dwarfs, many have been hatched.
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Saint Charles Borromeo. Artist: Giovanni Battista Crespi ("Il Cerano") (Italian, Cerano () near Novara ca. 1575-1632 Milan). Dimensions: 18-1/8 x 10-9/16 in. (46.1 x 26.9 cm). Date: 1575-1662. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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King Louis Napoleon de Sacre contributing. Attendance Louis Napoleon Resurected The 'Sacre'.
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Bust of smiling farmer ..
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Pencil drawing by Josef Engelhart from 1908 depicting Sigmundt, showing figure, posture, and facial features.
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Factory boy at work. Draughtsman: Anthon Gerhard Alexander van Rappard. Dating: 1868 - 1892. Measurements: h 554 mm × w 398 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Chalon, Christina, Leiden, Mare, Pieter de, Bust of an old farmer, verso bottom center - stamped, The bust of an old farmer. Bust to the left. He is wearing a large hat., print, prent, prints, prenten, width 34 mm, height, 44 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1758-01-30 - 1796-06, print maker, printmaker, 1777 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, 1748 - 1808-12-13, intermediary draughtsman
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Bode of the House of Representatives. Draughtsman: Pieter de Josselin de Jong. Dating: 1887. Place: The Hague. Measurements: h 155 mm × w 100 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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April, anonymous, 1600 - 1699, draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1699, paper, brush, h 138 mm × w 91 mm
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The body of Earl Ferrers, displayed upright in his coffin at the Royal College of Surgeons. Engraving.
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Caricature of Robert Knox.
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Standing woman with basket on the head. Draughtsman: Pieter van Loon. Dating: 1840. Measurements: h 200 mm × w 125 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Johann Pezzl -, writer, Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house
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Gottlob, Fernand-Louis (n.1873-02-23-D.1935-11-10), let's see Mélanie, it's not serious to stay outside in that time, and then I'm in love. (Dummy title). Black stone. Black ink and white gouache on paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.
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Grasshopper. Grévin, Alfred (1827-1892), draughtsman, cartoonist
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''The new statue of the late General Gordon in Trafalgar Square', 1888. From, 'The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888'.
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Equestrian portrait of Alexander I, Prince of the Netherlands. Equestrian portrait of Alexander I. At the top right are signature.
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Portrait of King Zygmunt III Vasa in armor, according to the medal; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Zygmunt III Waza (King of Poland - 1566-1632), Zygmunt III Waza (Polish King - 1566-1632) - iconography, gift (provenance), copies, kings, medals (medalistics), personalities, Polish personalities, portraits, men's portraits, portraits of rulers , sfragistics, ruler
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Sitting man with hat and cane, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1700 - c. 1799, paper, pen, brush, h 104 mm × w 130 mm
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1893 Art Work -  Polin; from Le Cafe-Concert - Henri-Gabriel Ibels.
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The MPs A. Buma, G.M. van der Linden and A. Gildemeester, Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1887 drawing Five sketches of the MPs: A. Buma, standing from the side with hands on the back to the right and half figure to the left; A. Gildemeester, bust and knee piece with hands on the belly folded; G.M. van der Linden, standing next to chair from behind. Part of a group of sketches of the discussion in the Lower House of the constitutional revision of 1887 published in the Weekblad Eigen Haard (1887). The Hague paper. chalk  historical persons. politician, e.g. party leader Netherlands
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Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, Henderson in the Character of Falstaff, undated. Graphite and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige, antique laid paper.
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Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Lord Admiral Duncan 1798 John Singleton Copley American. Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Lord Admiral Duncan 10551
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Pencil and watercolor study by Hanuš Johann Peter Paul Schwaiger depicting the head of a man wearing a turban facing right, 1891.
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Jules-Gustave Besson (French, born 1868, active 1896-1925). In the Black Country (Au Pays Noir), ca. 1898. Color lithograph on wove paper. Sheet: 405 mm x 308 mm (15.94 in. x 12.13 in.).
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Portrait half dressed of Jan Six, burgomaster of Amsterdam,, Portrait of Jan Six, print maker: Johann Wilhelm Kaiser (I), after: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1823 - 1900, paper, etching, h 449 mm × w 331 mm
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Holmberg, Werner, work, Sketch book, drawing, 21.3 cm x 27.6 cm, Holmberg, Werner
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Study of a standing man and an arm. Draughtsman: Johan Daniël Koelman. Dating: 1841 - 1857. Measurements: h 227 mm × w 347 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Basketball player; Rapacki, Józef (1871-1929), Wierzbicki B. and S-ka (Warsaw; Graphic Zady; 1897-1944), Bibljoteka of the Polish House (Warsaw; Nak ADCA; 1903-1930); 1926 (1926-00-00-1926-00-00);Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship), Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944), Witke-Jeżewski, Dominik (1862-1944)-collection, gift (provenance), Polish graphics, basketball players (craftsmen), Poland (culture), Scenes genre, generic types
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Maraboe..
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Portrait of Napoleon, knee piece, standing, three-quarters to the left. .
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Sketch of a fisherman at the waterfront, draughtsman: Andreas Schelfhout, 1797 - 1870, paper, h 165 mm × w 104 mm
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A black chalk drawing by Joachim von Sandrart depicting an old woman with a pipe on brownish paper.
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Watercolor by Friedrich König depicting a medieval warrior, highlighting armor, posture, and figure composition.
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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). What a cruelty!. 1790s-1800s. Drawing from the topic 'Prisiones, Suplicios y Libertad'. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.
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Playing Card
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Figure photography: Jan Rembowski (1879-1923), Góral, Zakopane 1913;  around 1920 (1915-00-00-1925-00-00);
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May the Eye of Science pierce Through the Mists of Obsurity, George Moutard Woodward, ca. 1760-1809, British, c. 1798, Etching and aquatint, Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2in. (24.1 x 16.5cm)
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French priest, Johannes Tavenraat, 1858 drawing French priest in Mariënbad, and studies of a head (from the priest), In profile. Marienbad paper. ink pen / brush priest (Roman Catholic). caricatures (human types) Marienbad
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La gamme d'amour, James Ensor, 1929, literary work, 1929, Belgian Art
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Cooper. Draughtsman: Pieter van Loon. Dating: 1811 - 1873. Measurements: h 300 mm × w 240 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Album "The Turf" by SEM; The Georges Kenington or Cunnington coach SEM (1863-1934). "Album" The Turf "by SEM; Coach Georges Kenington or Cunnington". Color lithography.
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Portrait of John Ross Key. Date: 1854-55. Origin: United States. Crayon and white chalk on brown paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
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A bearded man with a kind of turban holds a vase in his arms, in the border are all kinds of Persian texts in cubes of four. The sheet with the image and the edge of the text is pasted on grey-blue cardboard on which frame lines in black and gold and blue (fountain pen) ink have been drawn, Bearded man with a vase in his arms., draughtsman: anonymous, 1800 - 1949, paper, pen, brush, h 211 mm × w 145 mm, h 312 mm × w 213 mm
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Sketches of Figures, Pandanus Leaf, and Vanilla Plant. Paul Gauguin; French, 1848-1903. Date: 1891-1893. Dimensions: 313 × 201 mm. Black fabricated chalk and watercolor on cream wove paper (removed from a sketchbook). Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Bust of an old farmer, Pieter de Mare, after Christina Chalon, 1777 - 1779 print The bust of an old farmer. Bust to the left. He wears a big hat. Leiden paper etching morphology of human expression (+ old male (human being)). farmers
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The Intrepid Sévellec... from the Reapers' Circle (L'intrépide Sévellec... du cercle des faucheurs) from the series Au Cap de la Chèvre. Dimensions: 54.8 cm x 35.8 cm, 29.9 cm x 21.5 cm, 31 cm x 21.6 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: LOUIS LEGRAND.
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Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 9.5 cm x 17 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in Finland
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Water carrier ca. 1765 Paul-Louis Cyfflé Faience, or tin-glazed and enameled earthenware, first emerged in France during the sixteenth century, reaching widespread usage among elite patrons during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, prior to the establishment of soft-paste porcelain factories. Although characterized as more provincial in style than porcelain, French faience was used at the court of Louis XIV as part of elaborate meals and displays, with large-scale vessels incorporated into the Baroque garden designs of Versailles. Earlier examples of French faience attest to the strong influence of maiolica artists from Italy. Later works demonstrate the ways in which cities such as Nevers, Rouen, Lyon, Moustiers, and Marseille developed innovative vessel shapes and decorative motifs prized among collectors throughout Europe. While faience can be created from a wide mixture of clays, it is foremost distinguished by the milky opaque white color achieved by the addition of t
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Caricature of a Tall Thin Man Carrying a Book 1885 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Caricature of a Tall Thin Man Carrying a Book. Anonymous, Italian, 19th century. 1885. Watercolor. Drawings
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Etensketeltje en bord. Krijgsgevangenenkamp Stalag IVB in Mühlberg aan de Elbe (series title). Draughtsman: Wim van Hooff. Dating: 1944 - 1945. Place: Mühlberg. Measurements: h 22 cm × w 14 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Sketch Of Costume For The Second Hand Organ Player, In Petrouchka By Stravinsky S.D.1947 Benois, Alexandre Nikolaevic(1870-1960 Russian) Watercolor Bibliotheque de l 'Opera, Paris, France
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Arab z dzbanem na plecach. Pochwalski, Kazimierz (1855-1940), painter
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Purchase (provenance)
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CRONICA SATIRICA DE UNA CACERIA - 1869 -. Author: JOAQUIN DOMINGUEZ BECQUER (1819-1879). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. VILLAMANRIQUE DE LA CONDESA. Seville. SPAIN.
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Study of a Standing Bedouin, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Brush and oil on brown paper, A verticle drawing of a standing male figure wearing layers of clothing and holding a long gun in his left hand., USA, 1869, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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'"Portrait of Count E. Baranov"'. From the series of sketches for the painting " The Coronation of Alexander III". Russia, 1880s. Dimensions: 35,7x22 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: MIHALY VON ZICHY.
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The vele-Milllet, Mathethers Maris, AvertER Jean Françenis, CC. 1881 - c. 1882 print  London paper etching / drypoint sowing
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Sketches of three standing men, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733, draughtsman: Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733, paper, pen, h 130 mm × w 171 mm
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Violin player (heard). .
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William Augustus Fraser of Morar, 4th Baronet (1826-1898), British politician, author and collector of Scottish extraction. Between 1857 and 1880 be was Member of Parliament for Barnstaple (1857-1859), Ludlow (1863-1865),  and Kidderminster (1874-1880).  Campaigner for metropolitan sanitary reform. Cartoon by 'Ape' (Carlo Pellegrini - 1838-1889)  from Vanity Fair (London, 9 January 1875).  Chromolithograph.
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Two Pülcher , Hans Johann Schließmann Schliessmann -, artist
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Holmberg, Werner, work, Sketch book, engraving, drawing, 16.5 cm x 22 cm, Holmberg, Werner, undateable, signature
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Throwing the hammer          Date: late 19th century
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Gilmer, Jean Valjean (registered title (letter)), 1862. House of Victor Hugo - Hauteville House.
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Zbyszko and Maćko of Bogdaniec. Pruszkowski, Tadeusz (1888-1942), painter
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David Ramage, Hitching Post, c 1937 Hitching Post
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Manskop with hat and big nose. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 105 mm × w 103 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Viola da gamba player, and face, draughtsman: Pier Francesco Mola, 1645 - 1650, paper, brush, h 251 mm × w 172 mm
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King Leopold and Loubet, Johan Braakensiek, 1868 - 1940 drawing Design for cartoon 'King Leopold in Paris to defend himself as Congo-Koning', 1903. Design for a print.  paper. pencil  political caricatures and satires. historical events and situations. historical persons
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A 1860 drawing by Carl Pischinger of a violin with a bow, rendered in chalk and watercolor.
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CARLOS MARX ARRESTADO. KARL MARX.
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Cartouche, Print made by John Dean, 1754-1798, British, after Sir Joshua Reynolds RA, 1723-1792, British, Published by John Dean, 1754-1798, British, 1777, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 15 3/8 x 11 3/16 inches (39.1 x 28.4 cm), Plate: 14 x 9 15/16 inches (35.6 x 25.3 cm), and Image: 12 1/4 x 9 15/16 inches (31.1 x 25.3 cm), armor, bandit, beard, collar, criminal, French, man, portrait, rocks (landforms), sash, shield, spear, thief
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Swertschkoff, Wladimir, P.P. Portrait of Rubens, copy after Rubens, copy undated, technique text: oil on canvas, painting, PORTRAIT; man; Rubens; artist; bust; half profile; hat, 84.5 cm x 61 cm
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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Ciego enamorado de su potra (Blind man in love with his hernia). Romanticism. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.
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