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Nude Male Figures Bearing the Bodies of their Dead Companions

James Jefferys

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Artist
James Jefferys
Date
c. 1779
Medium
Pen and black ink and brush and reddish-brown wash on cream laid paper
Materials
paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
35.5 × 56.4 cm (14 × 22 1/4 in.)
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Credit
The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Endowment Fund

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James Jefferys, Nude Male Figures Bearing the Bodies of their Dead Companions, c. 1779, Pen and black ink and brush and reddish-brown wash on cream laid paper, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Endowment Fund

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