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Sketchbook, page 64: Figures on a Stairway

Ernest Meissonier

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pencil sketch on aged paper, two men on a stairway, one wearing a hat and the other with head wrapped, both dressed in loose clothing and boots, descending steps toward a body of water with a boat on the right side, background has rough sketch lines.

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1263 × 671 px
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