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Anonymous, German, 18th century

God the Father Surrounded by Angels and the Four Animals, Symbols of the Evangelists

18th century
Brush and gray ink over graphite, cut out and adhered to blue paper
38 × 24.5 cm (15 × 9.6 in)

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