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Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

A gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, with the wind blowing from the left side, plate 3 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646
Etching; fourth state of nine (Talbierska)
13.1 × 13.3 cm (5.2 × 5.2 in)

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