Design for Stage Set with a Circular Arcade (recto); Sketch for Stage Set with Circular Arcade (verso)
1698–1765
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
10.9 × 7.8 cm (4.3 × 3.1 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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