Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

One Half Design for a Painted Ceiling with Central Oval Left Blank

1700–1780
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray and black wash, over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled and compass construction. Scale in pen and brown ink over graphite, below the drawing
30.2 × 44.3 cm (11.9 × 17.4 in)

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