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Francesco Guardi

Architectural Capriccio: A Vaulted Passageway (recto); Ruined Loggia (verso)

18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (recto). Framing lines in pen and brown ink. Pen and brown ink (verso)
16.2 × 12.7 cm (6.4 × 5 in)

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