Reclining Female Nude (recto); Various Sketches of Figures and Plants (verso)
Anonymous
19th century
Medium
graphite, with stylus and traces of red gouache(?)
Dimensions
33.8 × 22.6 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
Accession Number
1989.242
Tags
gender unknown
About the Artist
Anonymous
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