Classical Landscape with Ruins (recto); Two men in Roman military dress (verso)
1755-57
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
15.5 × 20.3 cm (6.1 × 8 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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