Manuscript page with a Project for a Fountain (recto) and Project and Plan for a Monumental Staircase (verso)
ca. 1740–60
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk or graphite (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite, red chalk (verso)
16.4 × 24.7 cm (6.5 × 9.7 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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