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The Windmill Without Rails
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The Windmill Without Rails

PortfolioPlate 10 from the series "Diverses Paysages"
Dateca. 1641
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet: 123 × 263 mm. (4 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Plate: 119 × 257 mm. (4 11/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGarrett Collection
Object number1946.112.196.1
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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