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Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

A shepherd sleeping on the ground at right, three horses at left, other horses and various figures to right, the Baths of Diocletian in the background, plate 12 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646
Etching; fourth state of nine (Talbierska)
13.2 × 13.3 cm (5.2 × 5.2 in)

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