Illustration for a Book: Surrender of the Keys of a City to an Emperor
1696–1770
Black chalk. Horizontal and vertical centering lines ruled in faint black chalk
7.8 × 16.7 cm (3.1 × 6.6 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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