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Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

Plate 20: an old Polish nobleman wearing a plumed hat in center, standing in profile facing right, another Polish man to right in background, standing in profile facing left, from 'Diversi capricci'

ca. 1644–47
Etching; third state of four (De Vesme)
8.2 × 9.7 cm (3.2 × 3.8 in)

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