Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese, 18th century

Design for an Overdoor Decoration (?) (recto); Part of a Doorway (verso)

1740–60
Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, over traces of black chalk (recto). Pen and brown ink (verso)
11.4 × 12.7 cm (4.5 × 5 in)

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