Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Design for an Obelisk; Partial Design in Elevation for Colonnade in the Doric or Tuscan Order (recto); Design for Fluted Column on Podium in Elevation (verso)
18th century
Leadpoint or graphite; pen and brown ink over graphite; constructed with ruler and compass (recto); pen and brown ink over leadpoint or graphite; constructed with ruler or compass (verso)
42.2 × 28.6 cm (16.6 × 11.3 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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