Giovanni Battista Foggini

Studies for a Sculpture with Figures of Prudence, Industry and Economy Supported by Slaves and an Oval Plaque with Cartouche; Separate Study for a Cupola (Recto). Studies for Figural Ornament (Verso).

1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk (recto and verso)
30.3 × 21.3 cm (11.9 × 8.4 in)

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