Jacques Callot

Frontispiece, from "Sacra Cosmologia, pièce appelée aussi Le Titre aux Astrologues" (Sacra Cosmologia, also called The Title Page for The Astrologers)

ca. 1630
Etching; third state of three (Lieure)
14.1 × 9.5 cm (5.6 × 3.7 in)

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