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Proofs of four plates of "Alfabeto in Sogno" [Dream Alphabet]: Letter K

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli

Central image of a man fettered to a tree trunk forming the letter K with additional drawings of six feet and a shell.

Credit: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane

1683
White laid paper with red brayon
1944-24-8-d
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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