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Stefano della Bella|Pierre François Basan

Torso of a Man with a Shield and Eye Study, plate 19 from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eauforte)

ca. 1646
Etching; third state of four (De Vesme)
2.3 × 12.4 cm (0.9 × 4.9 in)

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