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Iskander Bey and His Servant
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Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman 2019
Title: Iskander Bey and His Servant
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Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite.
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