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Stefano della Bella

Two children playing with a goat in center, turned towards the right, a child satyr sitting atop the goat, the other child gesturing towards the right, a satyr and a woman watching their child ride a goat in the background, an oval composition

ca. 1655–60
Etching
22.7 × 24.5 cm (8.9 × 9.6 in)

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