Projection of Ceiling Over Plan of the Small Theater in the Palace at Caserta
1700–1773
Pen and black-gray ink, brush and gray wash over freehand underdrawing in graphite (figures) and compass and ruled construction lines in graphite
33.5 × 45.6 cm (13.2 × 18 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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