Sepulcher in Egyptian Style with Sphinxes and an Owl, Louis-Jean Desprez, French, active Sweden, 1743–1804, Pen and black ink, gray and blue-gray wash, traces of graphite on off-white paper, Architectural fantasy. Pentagonal sarcophagus, supported on the backs of sculpted sphinxes, is housed in a rounded arch niche. A small niche in the left of the arch contains an urn. Two unshod feet appear in an arched opening of the sarcophagus, which is ornamented with hieroglyphs and a carved owl perched on top., Rome, Italy, ca. 1779–84, architecture, Drawing

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