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Sheet 5: Elephants, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"
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Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in light brown ink, The Triumph of Julius Caesar
Rights: Public Domain
The Triumph of Julius Caesar, Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1922
Title: Sheet 5: Elephants, from "The Triumph of Julius Caesar"
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Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in light brown ink, The Triumph of Julius Caesar.
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