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Details from "The Adoration of the Magi" and "The Pool at Bethesda"

Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non after Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Sebastiano Ricci

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two figures engaged in a conversation. The person on the left wears a long robe and a turban, while the person on the right also wears robes, a turban, knee-high boots, and a sword. Below them are smaller sketches of various facial expressions, including a man with a turban and a full beard, and another figure with curly hair. The sketch is rendered in a monochrome style with a sepia tone, against a plain background.

Artwork Details

Date
1774
Medium
etching (counterproof) reworked in brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
7521 × 10667 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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