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Stefano della Bella

Plate 38: head of a man with a moustache and cap, facing right in profile, from 'Various portraits' (Recueil de diverses pièces servant à l'art de portraiture)

ca. 1647
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7.5 × 6.4 cm (3 × 2.5 in)

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