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Plate 7: a triton in the water, facing left, holding up an eel in his right hand and two other eels underwater in his left hand, from 'Second collection of various doodles and etching proofs' (Second recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves d'eauforte)

ca. 1646
Etching
6.3 × 6.9 cm (2.5 × 2.7 in)

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