Allegory in Honor of a Gentleman

Dutch 17th Century, 3rd quarter of the 17th century

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Collection data

Artist: Dutch 17th Century ¹
Date: 3rd quarter of the 17th century ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite ¹
Original: 3,466 × 4,516 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection

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