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Stefano della Bella|Pierre Mariette le fils

A cannon to the left, a town in the background, plate 2 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

ca. 1641
Etching; second state of four
8.6 × 14.1 cm (3.4 × 5.6 in)

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