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Stefano della Bella

A horseman with sword in hand galloping towards the right, other horsemen galloping towards the left in the background, from 'Various cavalry exercises' (Diverses exercices de cavalerie)

ca. 1642–45
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8.7 × 6.9 cm (3.4 × 2.7 in)

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