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Sir John Reade, Baronet
Rosalba Carriera. 1739. pastel on blue laid paper mounted to canvas (on strainer). Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Gallery of Art.
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Drawing
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pastel on blue laid paper mounted to canvas (on strainer)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pastel on blue laid paper mounted to canvas (on strainer)
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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National Gallery of Art supplies “pastel on blue laid paper mounted to canvas (on strainer)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
pastel on blue laid paper mounted to canvas (on strainer)
Catalogue: National Gallery of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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