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Maria Katharina Prestel

Old Man Pointing Left, plate 8 from Dessins des meilleurs Peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pay-Bas Tirés de divers célebres Cabinets

1780
Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper
16.1 × 12.6 cm (6.3 × 5 in)

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