Design for Frame with Ecclesiastical Motifs — Johann Oktavian Salver | DiscoverArt

Johann Oktavian Salver

Design for Frame with Ecclesiastical Motifs

1750–88

Brush and black ink, and gray ink over traces of black chalk. Flaps of paper added to original and folded under at top and bottom. Incised for transfer.

46.9 × 34.2 cm (18.5 × 13.5 in)

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