Design for a Chimneypiece for Somerset House, Strand, London
ca. 1776–86
Pen and black and red ink, graphite
26.1 × 34.5 cm (10.3 × 13.6 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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