Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Two alternate projects for a Cornice

1700–1780
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown, gray wash over leadpoint, with riled and compass construction; framing lines in pen and brown ink. Scale at bottom of design, in pen and brown ink over lead point
26.2 × 36 cm (10.3 × 14.2 in)

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