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Stefano della Bella

Two Studies: Female Head in Three-Quarter Profile; Female Bust Seen from the Back

c. 1647
Red chalk and pen and black ink on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
18.4 × 13.6 cm (7.2 × 5.4 in)

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