Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for an Elaborate Cornice with a Cartouche and Figures Supporting a Ceiling, with Two Arched Openings.

1700–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over traces of leadpoint or graphite. Scales at bottom in pen and brown ink. Constructions lines in stylus-incised (rule and compass)
29.5 × 46.2 cm (11.6 × 18.2 in)

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