Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for a Painted Perspective Wall Decoration

1700–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and yellow wash, over black chalk, with ruled construction. Measuring scale in pen and brown ink
28.7 × 43.4 cm (11.3 × 17.1 in)

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