Papal Cartouche

Carl Frederick Adelcrantz Swedish
 After Francesco Borromini Italian

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Drawing of a papal cartouche, according to the inscriptions designed by Francesco Borromini and given to the Swedish architect Adelcrantz by the author, based on their respective dates, this was presumably an unknown intermediary. The cartouche is so far not identified as an existing work by Borromini.

Papal Cartouche, Carl Frederick Adelcrantz (Swedish, 1716–1796), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk Inlaid on paper mount with beige and black framing lines.

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