Study for an Engraving of "Songs in the Opera of Flora"
ca. 1737
Black chalk with graphite underdrawing
7.2 × 10.1 cm (2.8 × 4 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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