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The Mirror of Venus, or L'Art et Vie (Art and Life)
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Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Rights: Public Domain
Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1966
Title: The Mirror of Venus, or L'Art et Vie (Art and Life)
Description:
Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor).
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