Study for Noah's Ark, Plate 40, Physica Sacra, Johann Melchior Füssli, Swiss, 1677–1736, Christian Ulrich Wagner, German, 1686–1763, Brush and grey, black wash, pen and black ink on cream laid paper, A large ship (Noah's Ark) is positioned on a hill in the center left of the image. Below is a large rectangular structure and to the right is a partially constructed ship. The scene is surrounded by an elaborate moulded frame, upon, above, and beneath which are an array of carpenter's tools. The letter D is written near the large rectangular structure, the letter A is written

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