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Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Grotesque with an Architectural Structure with a Young Boy on a Bed, Holding a Snake.

1540 after
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
23.3 × 17.2 cm (9.2 × 6.8 in)

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