Cartoon Fragment for Adolescent Angel Leaning on a Tablet or Closed Book
ca. 1690–95
Brush with brown wash and gouache, over traces of granular charcoal underdrawing, on six glued sheets of paper; lined with canvas
59.4 × 87.9 cm (23.4 × 34.6 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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