Design for a Gilt Bronze Urn
ca. 1770–90
Pen and black and brown ink, watercolor, over graphite underdrawing. Framing lines in pen and black ink.
50.3 × 35.7 cm (19.8 × 14.1 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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