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Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century

Design for a Cartouche with the "IHS" Monogram of the Society of Jesus, Putti, Fantastick Creatures, at the Borders, a Central Scene of the Virgin and Child with a Monastic Figure, and the Family Arms of a Cardinal

1550–1600
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, outlines partly pricked for transfer
26 × 19.7 cm (10.2 × 7.8 in)

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