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A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Plate One, from Entrance of the Ambassador of Poland into Rome

1633

Stefano della Bella Italian, 1610-1664

Italy

Stefano della Bella commemorated the entry into Rome of the Polish Ambassador Georges Ossolinsky on Sunday, November 27, 1633. These etched sheets should be contiguously joined as indicated by numbers in the upper corners of each plate. The various groups and personages are identified in the margin with the aid of an alphabetical key.

Etching on ivory laid paper

Prints and Drawings