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Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Designs for the decoration of a ceiling

late 18th–mid-19th century
Graphite, pen and brown ink; brush, wash, and watercolor on wove paper
14.5 × 18.8 cm (5.7 × 7.4 in)

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