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Manuel Alegre|Calcografía Real, Madrid|José Gómez Navia

The main staircase of the monastery of El Escorial, from a series of Views of El Escorial

ca. 1790–1800
Etching and engraving
47 × 37 cm (18.5 × 14.6 in)

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