Giovanni Battista Foggini

Designs for a Pilaster Ornament and Cartouche (recto); Design for a Window or a Wall Plaque (verso).

1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk; verso: pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
10.6 × 8.1 cm (4.2 × 3.2 in)

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