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Andrés de Melgar

Three sections (recto); uppermost with a Term and garlands; middle section geometric band; bottom section grotesques and strapwork; (verso) Term with a marine creature and putto

ca. 1545–60
Pen and gray-brown ink
33.5 × 23.5 cm (13.2 × 9.3 in)

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