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Firing the Canon, plate twelve from The Military Exercises by Jacques Callot — VisualArtsDB

Firing the Canon, plate twelve from The Military Exercises

Firing the Canon, plate twelve from The Military Exercises

1635

Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: 6 × 8.2 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)

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