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Giuseppe Galli Bibiena

Elevation of a Catafalque, Surmounted by a Royal Crown, with Scull and Cross Bones in Wreath-Encircled Cartouche just below

1696–1756
Pen, brown ink and gray wash
49.5 × 34.6 cm (19.5 × 13.6 in)

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