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Stefano della Bella

A shepherd with two horses and a peasant woman on horseback with a child in her arms to left, a large tree in center, a shepherd with a herd of animals descending a hill to right, mountains in the background, from 'Six large views, four of Rome and two of the Roman countryside' (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine)

ca. 1656
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30 × 26.3 cm (11.8 × 10.4 in)

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