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Matrona Belgica primaria (Belgian Matron of the First Rank) from Gynaeceum, sive Theatrum Mulierum, plate 53 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

1586, assembled into portfolio 1937
Woodcut on paper
8.4 × 6 cm (3.3 × 2.4 in)

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