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Francesco Guardi

Architectural Capriccio: A Palace Colonnade

1712–93
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk. Framing outlines in pen and brown ink
27.4 × 19.1 cm (10.8 × 7.5 in)

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