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Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Two Medallions with Standing Figures of Omphale and Bacchus, Separated by Design of Acanthus Leaves

1747/1785
Pen and black ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, on cream laid paper
17.9 × 30.1 cm (7 × 11.9 in)

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