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Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century

Design for a Cartouche (recto); Design for a Cartouche (verso)

1580–1620
Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk
28.6 × 22.2 cm (11.3 × 8.7 in)

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