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Francesco Villamena|Giovanni Altoviti

Portrait of Ioannes Altus (Johann Alten), of the Swiss Guard, standing by the Quirinal and pointing out the antiquities of Rome

1623
Etching; first state of two
35.5 × 52.5 cm (14 × 20.7 in)

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