Design for a Cartouche or Frame with Four Groups of Military Ornament: Flames and Thunderbolts on bottom; Swags of Bombs at Sides; Sword, Baton, and Laurel Top.
18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray-brown wash, over graphite or lead, on beige paper
25.8 × 35.4 cm (10.2 × 13.9 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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