Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Support Base with an Eagle; on the Right Side Decorative Figures with Acanthus surmounted by Flowing.

1762–1844
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on pale blue gray prepared paper
24.6 × 15.2 cm (9.7 × 6 in)

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