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Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, various animals and two shepherds at right, plate 4 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646
Etching; fourth state of nine (Talbierska)
13.4 × 13.6 cm (5.3 × 5.4 in)

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