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Stefano della Bella

Child teaching a dog to sit, the child seated to left against a wall, teaching the dog to sit on its hind legs, another child embracing a dog to right in the background

ca. 1660–64
Etching; first state of two
15.4 × 10.9 cm (6.1 × 4.3 in)

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