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Stefano della Bella

Portrait Bust of Man Wearing Cravat (recto); Sketch of Saddle (verso)

n.d.
Pen and brown ink (recto), and red and brown ink (verso), on ivory laid paper, cut to oval, tipped onto ivory laid paper
7.6 × 5.8 cm (3 × 2.3 in)

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