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Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Marcolfa Discovers BertoldinoTrying to Hatch Eggs (recto); Sketch of Bertoldino (verso)

1709–10
Red chalk (recto); faint black chalk sketch of Bertoldino (verso)
22.6 × 14.6 cm (8.9 × 5.7 in)

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