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Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)
Two Studies of Cesare Alessandro Scaglia, ca. 1634
Black chalk on blue paper
20 1/16 × 13 5/16 in. (50.9 x 33.8 cm)
The British Museum, London
Van Dyck made these two studies of the diplomat Cesare Alessandro Scaglia in preparation for the painting of the sitter in adoration of the Virgin and Child.
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