Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a drawing pad

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Plate 1: the genius of drawing, a child with wings, seated on a rock in center turned towards the right, holding a drawing pad and pen, ruins including a triumphal arch to right in the background, the title page from 'The Principles of Design' (I principii del disegno), ca. 1641–43, Etching; second state of two, Sheet (trimmed): 5 in. × 6 3/8 in. ( × cm), Prints, Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence

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