Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove
1652–1725
Pen and dark brown ink, over traces of black chalk
10.5 × 7.2 cm (4.1 × 2.8 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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