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Standing Man Reading a Letter

Unknown · n.d. · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Unknown Artist, English, 17th/18th century
Date: n.d.
Medium: Red chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 23.9 × 14.5 cm (9 7/16 × 5 3/4 in.)
Place of origin: England
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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