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Johann Heinrich Ramberg

Stage Set Design of an Ancient Roman Ruin being Converted into a Barn

late 18th–mid-19th century
Pen and black ink, watercolor, and with touches of pen and brown ink
20.5 × 29.4 cm (8.1 × 11.6 in)

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