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A Delicate Task
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A Delicate Task

PortfolioPlate 37 from the series "Revue caricaturale"
Date1843
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 248 × 285 mm. (9 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
Image: 219 × 273 mm. (8 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
Credit LineThe George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object number1996.48.3858
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Last Updated1/11/24
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