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Ley Süster (Lay Sister) from Ständ und Orden, plate 54 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

n.d., assembled into portfolio 1937
Woodcut on paper
8.1 × 5.8 cm (3.2 × 2.3 in)

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