Bartholomeus Spranger

Classical Battle Scene; Verso: Peter and John Heal a Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

ca. 1590
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, over red chalk on blue paper. Partially visible framing lines in pen and brown ink on left and bottom edges
24.5 × 33.9 cm (9.6 × 13.3 in)

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