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Allegory in Honor of Cardinal Richelieu
Charles Le Brun, 1641
- Artist
- Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)
- Date
- 1641
- Culture or place
- France
- Medium
- Black chalk, traces of stumping, brush and black and gray wash; contours incised for transfer
- Size
- 14 11/16 x 29 1/2 in. (37.3 x 74.9 cm)
- Type
- Drawings
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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