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Hans Burgkmair|Jost de Negker|Marx Treitz-Sauerwein von Ehrentreitz

The White King's Skill in Conducting Masquerades, from Der Weisskunig

1514–16
Woodcut; proof (Hollstein)
22.2 × 19.9 cm (8.7 × 7.8 in)

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