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Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

Two Acanthus Friezes: Cupid Subduing Two Lions; Heads of Four Seasons, plate 14 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

ca. 1648
Etching; fourth state of five
8.3 × 24.6 cm (3.3 × 9.7 in)

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