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Jan van de Velde II

An Inhabited Ruin on the Bank of a River

ca. 1630–40
Pen and two shades of brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, possibly by the artist
19 × 30.2 cm (7.5 × 11.9 in)

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