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Anonymous, Italian, 17th or 18th century

Fragment of Frame Design (Recto); Sketch of a Man's Head in Profile (Verso)

17th–18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite underdrawing (recto); graphite (verso)
13.8 × 8.5 cm (5.4 × 3.3 in)

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