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Michelangelo Pergolesi

Acanthus Leaves, Birds and Insects, no. CCCLXXII, plate 57 from "Designs for Various Ornaments"

April 1, 1792
Etching and engraving
45.4 × 28.8 cm (17.9 × 11.3 in)

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