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Giovanni Larciani

Trompe l'Oeil Design Including Bills, Calling Cards, an Etching, a Map etc.

18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush with brown, red, green, and gray wash, over black chalk on cream laid paper
33.5 × 32.1 cm (13.2 × 12.6 in)

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