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"description": "The Clothes are Italian, 1715\u201316. Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684\u20131721), and Charles Simonneau (French, 1645\u20131728). Etching and engraving; platemark: 30.5 x 21.3 cm (12 x 8 3/8 in.); sheet: 37.2 x 26.9 cm (14 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2011.11",
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