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Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century

Five Men Around an Anvil, verso: Figures in a Wood (The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist?)

16th century
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and blue wash, verso: pen and brown ink
14.8 × 19.6 cm (5.8 × 7.7 in)

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