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Stefano della Bella|Israël Henriet|Monsieur Malier

Plate 1: two children sitting on the ground, the child on the right drawing while the child on the left holding the album, the title page from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

ca. 1649
Etching
8.4 × 6.8 cm (3.3 × 2.7 in)

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