Four Nude Women Surrounded by Putti, Approaching an Altar

Carl August Ehrensvärd Swedish

1765–1800

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Title: Four Nude Women Surrounded by Putti, Approaching an Altar
Artist: Carl August Ehrensvärd (Swedish, 1745–1800)
Date: 1765–1800
Medium: Pen and gray ink, gray wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 15/16 × 13 1/16 in. (20.2 × 33.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.780
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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