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Giovanni Battista Foggini

Design for the Right Half of an Overdoor Decoration with a Bust

1652–1725
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash. A vertical graphite line through the center of the design
14.7 × 12.7 cm (5.8 × 5 in)

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