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Giovanni Larciani

Decoration for the Façade of a Church for the Funeral of Joseph I, 1711

early 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash over lead underdrawing on cream laid paper. Framing lines black ink and in graphite or lead
44.5 × 34.3 cm (17.5 × 13.5 in)

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