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Maker: Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)
Date: 1800s
Medium: black chalk and graphite, with stumping, heightened with white gouache?
Dimensions: Sheet: 27.8 x 24.2 cm (10 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
Credit line: Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund

Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0

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