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Giovanni Larciani

Design for an Overdoor or Headpiece: Two Reclining Figures and Urn

18th century
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white chalk?, on beige prepared? paper. Ruled construction lines in graphite or lead
7.9 × 19.1 cm (3.1 × 7.5 in)

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