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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus

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mid-16th–early 17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over traces of black chalk. Laid down on a cardboard mount with black, brown and gold framing lines
9.8 × 14 cm (3.9 × 5.5 in)

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