Design for a Frieze, Pen and brown ink, graphite on off-white wove paper, Horizontal rectangle. Left half of a design for a frieze is shown. The half-figure of a fantastic sea lion is shown in profile turned toward right. Creature holds a laurel branch in its mouth and supports a standing scrollwork escutcheon at right. The back of the body is transformed into an acanthus rinceau. A figure sits upon the lion shown in profile, turned toward left., Italy, 1840–75, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Frieze, Pen, brown ink, graphite, off-white wove paper, Horizontal rectangle, Left half, design, frieze, shown, half-figure, fantastic sea lion, shown, profile turned, right, Creature holds, laurel branch, mouth, supports, standing scrollwork escutcheon, right, back, body, transformed, acanthus rinceau, figure sits upon, lion shown, profile, turned, left, Italy, 1840–75, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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