Design for a Two-Handled Urn with Acanthus, Shell, and Egg-and-Tongue Motif.
1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash, over traces of black chalk or graphite
34.4 × 24.1 cm (13.5 × 9.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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