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Stefano della Bella|François Langlois

A riding school, a horseman with sword jumping directed by another man with a sword in center, a man standing next to his horse to right, various horsemen, the school, and two dogs in the background, from 'Varie figure'

ca. 1645
Etching; first state of four
10.4 × 15.5 cm (4.1 × 6.1 in)

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