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Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

The pyramid of Caius Cestius at right in the background, a horse grazing at center, a foal suckling a mare at left, two shepherds at right, plate 11 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646
Etching; fourth state of nine (Talbierska)
13 × 13.2 cm (5.1 × 5.2 in)

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