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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

An Oriental Chieftain Resting

1727–1804
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
19.9 × 26.8 cm (7.8 × 10.6 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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