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Antonio Tempesta|Nicolaus van Aelst

Plate 21: The Angel of the Lord Vanquishing the Army of Sennacherib, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament'

ca. 1590–ca. 1610
Etching
20.1 × 27.7 cm (7.9 × 10.9 in)

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