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Stefano della Bella|Pierre Mariette le fils

A horse drawn cart carrying people and goods, dead horse in the foreground, plate 1 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

ca. 1641
Etching; second state of four
9.1 × 14.3 cm (3.6 × 5.6 in)

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