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Italian Gentlewoman (Mulier Generosa)

Etching; first state of two, Costumes of Women from Different Countries: Twelve plates (New Hollstein 622-633)

Costumes of Women from Different Countries: Twelve plates (New Hollstein 622-633), Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1920

Wenceslaus Hollar (Artist)

Prints

1644

Title: Italian Gentlewoman (Mulier Generosa)

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Etching; first state of two, Costumes of Women from Different Countries: Twelve plates (New Hollstein 622-633).

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