Design for a Helmet with a Sphinx presented in 3/4 View
1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash, over traces of black chalk
17.8 × 8.8 cm (7 × 3.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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