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Oil portrait of an older man in a white wig and blue fur-trimmed robe, holding a quill pen at a desk.

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Portrait of Jacob Staehlin, Jean Louis de Veilly (1759), Hermitage Museum. Via artnap.com

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A half-length portrait of an older man in a white powdered wig and a blue robe trimmed with brown fur, turned toward the viewer while holding a quill pen against a desk with papers and an inkwell. The dark background focuses attention on the sitter's face and hands.

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