Design for a Ceiling
18th century
Brush and yellow, red, blue, green and brown watercolor, and dark blue gouache, over graphite or lead, on cream paper
25.8 × 35.4 cm (10.2 × 13.9 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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