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Andrés de Melgar

Fantastical creatures, birds, and strapwork cartouche (recto); grotesque mask and kneeling priest (verso)

ca. 1545–60
Pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash; black chalk (verso)
33.7 × 21.7 cm (13.3 × 8.5 in)

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