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Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist

Portrait of a Cardinal in Bust-Length in a Cartouche (design for a title page or frontispiece of a book)

1700–40
Red chalk
20.7 × 14.1 cm (8.1 × 5.6 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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