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Giovanni Larciani

Design for a Cartouche with an Oval Compartment

18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and gray wash, over black chalk? on cream laid paper. Framing lines in brown ink
13.1 × 8.6 cm (5.2 × 3.4 in)

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