Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy
The image titled "Sketch of a Young Man and Persian Calligraphy" by an artist shows a piece of aged paper with a rectangular border. The border is blue and gold with a floral design. Inside the border, there are five sections. The top, middle and bottom sections contain Persian calligraphy in black ink. The second section from the top contains no writing. The middle section contains a sketch of a young man sitting. The young man has long hair and is wearing a necklace. The background of the paper is tan with gold flecks. The paper is slightly off-center in the image. The entire image is on a white background.
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- 578 × 893 px
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