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Carlo Bianconi

Design for a Cartouche Surmounted by a Lion's Head in Scrollwork Suspending Swags of Fruit and Leaves

1732–1802
Black chalk and leadpoint
22.5 × 16.3 cm (8.9 × 6.4 in)

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