c. 1814
actual: 17.8 x 33.2 cm (7 x 13 1/16 in.)
Achille Leclère. Achille Lecère and heirs Mme Fassier. Claude Darton, Avignon.
Graphite and gray wash, squared in graphite, on white wove paper
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19th centuryFrench