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Johann Theodor de Bry

Horizontal Panel with Design for a Thimble with the Annuciation Below a Frieze with Three Figures in Ovals

1580–1600
Engraving and blackwork
6.3 × 4.1 cm (2.5 × 1.6 in)

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