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Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Antique-Style Ornamental Frieze Designs: Grotesques with Winged Infant, Masks, and Fantastic Animals

early 16th century
Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint, on buff laid paper
34.3 × 16.5 cm (13.5 × 6.5 in)

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