Giovanni Battista Foggini

Design for a Sculptural Ornament With an Eagle, Volutes and Leaves.

1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray and yellow wash
13.5 × 11.3 cm (5.3 × 4.4 in)

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