Recto: Judith with the Head of Holofernes; Ascension of Christ, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, The servant, who is holding a sack, is shown from the back, kneeling at left before Judith, who raises the sword with her right hand. The corpse of Holofernes is in the back, at right. Recto: Kneeling in a three-quarter circle ground, Apostles at left, Mary at right. Kneeling and standing angels fill the intervals. Written on top: '4.' Parts of the figure of Christ and of the Glory are drawn over a note

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