Design for the Top of an Arch, Decorated with a Cherub (recto); Design for the Frame of a Frieze (verso)
1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk (verso)
6.4 × 9.3 cm (2.5 × 3.7 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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