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Aegidius Sadeler II

Anagram in Honor of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar

ca. 1595–1605
Pen and brown, red and black ink, brown wash, white gouache; incised construction lines
39 × 30.5 cm (15.4 × 12 in)

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