Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Halved Design for an Altar in a Chapel

1700–1780
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite with ruled and compass construction
58.2 × 26.5 cm (22.9 × 10.4 in)

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