Two Design Drawings for a Writing Desk
18th century
Pen and gray ink over black chalk on cream laid paper
24.3 × 18.4 cm (9.6 × 7.2 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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