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Giuseppe Piattoli

Scene from Ancient History

1785–1807
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink at left, upper, and right margins
39.4 × 50.4 cm (15.5 × 19.8 in)

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

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