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Claude Mellan|Abraham Bosse|James Howell

James Howel Standing in a Forest

1641
Engraving of face, hat, hand and collar by Mellan; the rest by Bosse. Third state of four (BN)
20.5 × 14.5 cm (8.1 × 5.7 in)

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