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Stefano della Bella

Plate 7: a cartouche flanked by two satyrs, crowned with half a herm and half a cardinal's hat, from 'Nouvelles inventions de Cartouches'

ca. 1647
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17.7 × 12.6 cm (7 × 5 in)

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