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Stefano della Bella|Israël Henriet

A horseman facing right in profile asking a young man for directions, a dead horse to left, a group of horsemen to left in the background, from 'Various figures and lands' (Diverse figure e paesi)

1649
Etching
8.8 × 15.4 cm (3.5 × 6.1 in)

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