Dead Man

Ernest Meissonier French

1830–91

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Title: Dead Man
Artist: Ernest Meissonier (French, Lyons 1815–1891 Paris)
Date: 1830–91
Medium: Black chalk
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Karen B. Cohen Gift, 1989
Object Number: 1989.286.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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