Design for a Ceiling (recto); Bearded Man Standing (verso)
1696–1770
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (recto); brush and brown wash, over black chalk (verso)
29.1 × 25 cm (11.5 × 9.8 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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