Giovanni Larciani

Design for a Festival Monument: Base Holds a Small Orchestra; Triumphal Arch Surmounted by a Cartouche-Decorated Pyramid with Figure of Fame, below, a Royal Crown.

18th century
Pen, brown ink with gray wash
56.5 × 42.2 cm (22.2 × 16.6 in)

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