Design for a Girandole Mirror, an Oval Resting on an Oblong Base, Terminated by Two Superimposed Circular Frond-motifs, Topped with a Lion's Head from Which Hang Floral Swags and Pendants
ca. 1775
Pen and watercolor
47 × 38.1 cm (18.5 × 15 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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