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Café in Constantinople by Alexandre Bida

Café in Constantinople

Alexandre Bida · 1847

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Artist
Alexandre Bida
Date
1847
Medium
brush and black and gray ink, graphite, and stylus on white wove paper coated with a white ground
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, 19th century
Credit line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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