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Executed on laid paper and not laid down. The sheet is laid down on a window mount along the edges of the verso.There is light scattered foxing across the entire sheet. There are some tape remnants at the upper edge of the verso. There is a small paper loss in the left edge and there is a small paper loss due to the erasure of a collectors mark in the lower right edge. The media have slightly bled and there is some ink gall damage in the lower left. The media remain otherwise strong. Unframed.
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Lot 93Sale 17704
Portrait of a man at his desk Venetian (?) School, 18th Century Estimate: GBP 700 - 1,000
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