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Gaetano Gandolfi

The Dutch Microscopist Anton van Leeuwenhoek

1734–1802
Pen with black and brown ink, brush with brown and gray wash. Framing lines in black ink
20.3 × 14.1 cm (8 × 5.6 in)

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