Architectural Sketch for the design of a Wall with Doorway, with two smaller sketches for the design of windows or doorways (recto); Sketches for a plan and partial perspective view of ceiling (verso)
1700–1773
Graphite partly reworked with pen and black ink and brush and black ink and ruled construction lines in graphite (recto); graphite (verso)
27.9 × 42.4 cm (11 × 16.7 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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