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Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Romulus Receiving the Augury

17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on cream paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink
22 × 17.45 cm (8.7 × 6.9 in)

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