Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for the Cove of a Ceiling

1700–1780
Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over leadpoint, with ruled and compass construction; framing lines in leadpoint
24.4 × 24.3 cm (9.6 × 9.6 in)

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