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Study sheet with four soldiers' heads, after the Column of Trajan (design for a plate in ''Recueil de différents caractères des testes dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane'', etched by J.B. Hutin, published by Gabriel Huquier)
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Study sheet with four soldiers' heads, after the Column of Trajan (design for a plate in ''Recueil de différents caractères des testes dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane'', etched by J.B. Hutin, published by Gabriel Huquier)

François Boucher · 1760 - 1770 · counterproof; paper; chalk

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Study sheet with four soldiers' heads, after the Column of Trajan (design for a plate in ''Recueil de différents caractères des testes dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane'', etched by J.B. Hutin, published by Gabriel Huquier)

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drawinghelmethead (human)the soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineStudy sheet with four soldiers' heads, after the Column of Trajan (design for a plate in ''Recueil de différents caractères des testes dessinées d'apres la Colonne Trajane'', etched by J.B. Hutin, pub. 1760 - 1770. François Boucher. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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