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Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

The Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, plate 8 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646
Etching; fourth state of nine (Talbierska)
12.5 × 13.4 cm (4.9 × 5.3 in)

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