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Ferdinando Galli Bibiena

Architect's Sketchbook and Sourcebook.

1700–1743
Pen and brown ink, brush with gray wash, over leadpoint; with some ruler and compass construction.
14.2 × 0.6 cm (5.6 × 0.2 in)

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