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"Virgin and Child, after a Painting in the Collection of Edmond Beaucousin, Paris, by a Follower of Leonardo da Vinci (Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas) , 1965.265,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/296692.
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On light tan paper, finely rendered graphite lines depict the Madonna seated facing the viewer with the Christ child lying across her lap. The naked child holds her breast and turns his head to look back at the viewer with a calm expression. Dressed in flowing robes, she holds him by the waist with one hand, and supports his head with her other hand which rests on her knee. She turns her head to the right and smiles slightly looking down at him.