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Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

A cow ascending a bank, a peasant woman leading two cows across a bridge in background, plate 9 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644–47
Etching; third state of four
8.4 × 9.8 cm (3.3 × 3.9 in)

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