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    Museum collections / Art Institute of Chicago
    Literary Illustration: Two Men and Woman in Interior
    Jacob Wilhelm Mechau. Literary Illustration: Two Men and Woman in Interior, n.d.. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00005176

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    Literary Illustration: Two Men and Woman in Interior

    by Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (German, 1745-1808) / or Johann Friedrich Mechau (German, 1776-1854)
    Date
    n.d.
    Medium
    Red chalk with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
    Dimensions
    6.4 × 7.8 cm (2 9/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    ink or chalk wash
    Place
    Germany
    Department
    Prints and Drawings
    Credit line
    The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
    Accession no.
    1993.248.1838

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