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Anonymous, Italian, 17th or 18th century

Design for Interior Corner of a Frieze or a Stairwell

ca. 1650–1750
Pen and black ink, brown wash (recto) graphite (verso)
19.1 × 14.4 cm (7.5 × 5.7 in)

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