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Anonymous, Italian, Florentine, second half of the 16th century

State Baptism of a Child of Noble Blood

ca. 1612
Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and red wash, over red chalk and traces of black chalk; squared in black and red chalk
24.9 × 18 cm (9.8 × 7.1 in)

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