Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for an Altar With a Vaulted Chapel Behind

1700–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush with gray (visible on verso), yellow and pink wash, over graphite or leadpoint, with ruled or compass construction. Scale at bottom of design in pen and dark brown ink
49.9 × 27 cm (19.6 × 10.6 in)

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