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Unknown artist Italian, 18th century

Aurora Heralds the Break of Day to the Four Corners of the Globe

n.d.
Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper
29.9 × 25.5 cm (11.8 × 10 in)

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