Masquerade costume: hats, ribbons and garments
Red-chalk hats, ribbons and articles of dress over an earlier inverted black-chalk profile head
The page is filled with red-chalk (sanguigna) studies of hats, ribbons and other articles of clothing designed for masquerades. These drawings partly overlie an earlier study in black chalk of a head in profile, which sits upside down beneath them. No text accompanies the sheet; the reading follows the museum's caption.
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Hats, ribbons and garments for masquerade
Scattered across the sheet in red chalk are hats, tied bows and ribbons, and other decorative articles of dress. They form a set of costume designs for masquerade pageantry.
Earlier inverted profile head beneath
A fainter black-chalk drawing of a head in profile lies under the red-chalk costume studies, oriented upside down. It appears to be an earlier sketch partly covered by the later work.