Design for the Crowning Decorations of a Gate (recto); Sketches of Stone Blocks with Measurements (verso)
1652–1725
Pen and light brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite (Recto). Pen and brown ink (Verso)
10.6 × 20.1 cm (4.2 × 7.9 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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