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Anonymous, Italian, 17th century|Anonymous, French, 17th century

Design for a Ceiling with the Allegory of Dawn

ca. 1640–1700
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, over traces of graphite underdrawing.
24 × 19 cm (9.4 × 7.5 in)

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