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Antonio Tempesta|Giovanni Battista di Lazzaro Panzera da Parma

Frontispiece to the series 'The First Twelve Roman Caesars' with the Coat of Arms of Jacopo Bosio

1596
Etching; first state of two (Bartsch)
31 × 23 cm (12.2 × 9.1 in)

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