Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

One Half of a Design for an Arch, With a Figural Sketch Pasted at lower right

1700–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and green wash, over leadpoint or graphite (recto). Red chalk (verso). The sheet that is pasted at lower right represent one reclining figure and three standing figures who threaten on the right
34 × 21.6 cm (13.4 × 8.5 in)

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