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Study of hands and a reclining figure
Study of hands and a reclining figure

Study of hands and a reclining figure

Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)
1835–91
Medium/TechniqueBlack crayon heightened with white on blue paper (faded)
DimensionsSheet: 20.9 x 24.4 cm (8 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Walter Gay
Accession number27.509
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
Provenance[Cheramy sale];Walter Gay (1856-1937, Boston artist); September 1927, acquired by the MFA.
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