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François Langlois|Stefano della Bella|François Collignon

Plate 2: a cartouche with a child seen from the back to left and a child seen from the front to right, each playing with the head of a sheep crowned with flowers, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches)

ca. 1640–45
Etching; second state of four
7.6 × 17.3 cm (3 × 6.8 in)

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