Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn

The Continence of Scipio

1646–79
Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, over a sketch in red chalk. Framing line in pen and brown ink
32.5 × 28.5 cm (12.8 × 11.2 in)

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