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Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

A Polish nobleman, facing away, holding his horse covered in leopard skin, four men and a horse in background, plate 15 from "Diversi capricci"

ca. 1644–47
Etching; third state of four (De Vesme)
7.9 × 9.2 cm (3.1 × 3.6 in)

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