Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Halved Variant Designs for un Altar with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in the Central Cartouche

1700–1780
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash over graphite. Ruled and compass constructions in stylus-incised. (Partly reworked in pen and black ink.)
46.6 × 28.3 cm (18.3 × 11.1 in)

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