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Virgilius Solis, the Elder

Illustration from Heldenbuch, plate 32 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

1590, assembled into portfolio 1937
Woodcut on paper
9.2 × 13.7 cm (3.6 × 5.4 in)

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