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Stefano della Bella|Nicolas Langlois

Plate 9: a cow ascending a bank, a peasant woman leading two cows across a bridge in background, from 'Diversi capricci'

ca. 1644–47
Etching; third state of four (De Vesme)
8.3 × 9.8 cm (3.3 × 3.9 in)

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