Design for a Chimneypiece with a Frieze with Floral Decoration and Capitals Decorated with Animals
1743–96
Pen and brown ink over graphite
24.9 × 23.7 cm (9.8 × 9.3 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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