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Stefano della Bella|Israël Henriet

A horseman with sword in hand galloping towards the right, other horsemen galloping towards the left in the background, from "Various cavalry exercises" (Diverses exercices de cavalerie)

ca. 1645–46
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9 × 7.6 cm (3.5 × 3 in)

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