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Black and white cross-hatch illustration of a young man at a desk with a quill pen, practicing calligraphy under the title 'The Art of Penmanship'.

Black and white cross-hatch illustration of a young man at a desk with a quill pen, practicing calligraphy under the title 'The Art of Penmanship'.

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