A pedestal stands in front of a niche, flanked by pilasters shaped like gaines and showing cherubim in the capitals. Two angels, one of whom is flying, support a medallion portrait of the pope. His coat of arms is in front of the pediment. The scale is at the left edge. Date: circa 1750. Dimensions: 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.). Medium: black chalk, brush and wash, pen and brown ink, wash on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Design for a monument, ca. 1750 (CH 18548629)
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