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Stefano della Bella

Plate 3: a procession of horse-drawn cannons, riding to the right, a horse-drawn cannon to the right seen from the back, from 'Troops, cannons, and attacks on towns' (Dessins de quelques conduites de troupes, canons, et ataques de villes)

ca. 1640
Etching
6.1 × 12.8 cm (2.4 × 5 in)

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