Giovanni Battista Foggini

Design for an Equestrian Statue in a Cartouche (recto); Sketches for a Frieze with Sea-Shells and Floral Ornament (verso).

1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk; verso: Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk
9 × 6.7 cm (3.5 × 2.6 in)

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