Flemish Grotesque Creatures and a Candelabra Grotesque (recto); Candelabra Grotesques with Mask (verso)
ca. 1545–60
Pen and dark brown ink (recto). On off-white paper. Pen and dark brown ink; composition within ruled framing lines at left border of sheet, and at right side of composition (verso)
33.7 × 22.4 cm (13.3 × 8.8 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — check current display status with the museum.
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