Niccolò Circignani,

Study for the Duel between Heraclius and Khosrau (recto); Sketches of Seated Figure (verso)

1582
Pen and brown ink, with brush and pale brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper
27.5 × 26.6 cm (10.8 × 10.5 in)

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