Old Man Holding a Sword, His Left Arm Outstretched by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Old Man Holding a Sword, His Left Arm Outstretched, ca. 1742–57. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Old Man Holding a Sword, His Left Arm Outstretched

by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)
Date: ca. 1742–57
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (17.9 x 16.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession no.: 1975.1.426

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