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A Janissary "of War" with a Lion

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1572

MEDIUMWatercolor, gouache, gold paint, gum arabic, and burnishing
DIMENSIONS11 1/8 x 8 13/16in. (28.2 x 22.4cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints
CREDIT LINEHarris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1997
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