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Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Two Alternate Designs for a Doorway

ca. 1730–60
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray, yellow, and red wash, over leadpoint or graphite
19.55 × 14.4 cm (7.7 × 5.7 in)

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