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Watercolor of two putti with books, scrolls and drawing tools beneath an arch of leafy branches, with a blank center.

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Allegory of Drawing, Edward Francis Burney, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This watercolor drawing, titled Allegory of Drawing and attributed to Edward Francis Burney, shows two nude putti among books, scrolls, drawing implements and an ink pot beneath an arching garland of leaves. One child stacks books against a rock while the other sits on a pedestal reading a sketchbook, and the open central field is left blank.

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