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Study after Statue of the Knife Grinder (also known as the Scythian) — John Downman. Study after Statue of the Knife Grinder (also known as the Scythian), 1774. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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AT-00003787

Study after Statue of the Knife Grinder (also known as the Scythian)

by John Downman

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Artist: John Downman / English, 1750-1824
Date: 1774
Medium: Graphite with stumping on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: 50.1 × 39.1 cm (19 3/4 × 15 7/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: graphite
Place: England
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Accession no.: 1922.1437

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