Design for a Cartouche
18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, with traces of red chalk, on beige laid paper
17.8 × 15 cm (7 × 5.9 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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