Illustration for a Book: Soldier in front of "General" Holding up a Decapitated Head on a Staff
1696–1770
Black chalk. Horizontal and vertical centering lines ruled in faint black chalk
7.8 × 15.2 cm (3.1 × 6 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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