Gaspare Diziani

The Family of Darius before Alexander (recto); Sketch of a Horse-Drawn Cart, and Studies of Male Heads and an Infant (verso)

1717
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk; squared in graphite or lead (recto). Framing lines in pen and brown ink; red chalk (verso)
31.9 × 40.3 cm (12.6 × 15.9 in)

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