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Johann Georg Wille and Frans van Mieris the Elder

The Distracted Observer

1766

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The Distracted Observer

Johann Georg Wille and Frans van Mieris the Elder

The Distracted Observer

The Distracted Observer

1766

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 301 x 235 mm. (11 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.) Image: 237 x 210 mm. (9 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Alfred R. and Henry G. Riggs in Memory of General Lawrason Riggs
Object Number 1943.32.364

Signed: 1

Inscribed: Signed l/r just below engraved surface, Grave par J.G. Wille Graveur du Roi, 1766

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