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Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

A horse in profile facing the left, about to descend from a mound, a horseman to left in background, plate 4 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644–47
Etching; third state of four (De Vesme)
8 × 9.5 cm (3.1 × 3.7 in)

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