Design for a Pedestal, for Richmond House, Whitehall, London
ca. 1760
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
32.6 × 21.5 cm (12.8 × 8.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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