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Stefano della Bella|Israël Henriet

A horseman atop a rearing horse, seen from behind and turned towards the left, two horsemen in the background, from 'Various cavalry exercises' (Diverses exercices de cavalerie)

ca. 1642–45
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8.8 × 6.8 cm (3.5 × 2.7 in)

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