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Mariano Salvador de Maella

Design for a Ceiling

1739–1819
Black chalk, light brownish-yellow wash, squared for transfer in black chalk
36.5 × 38.7 cm (14.4 × 15.2 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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