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The Lighthouse at Alexandria by Philips Galle, Maarten van Heemskerck — VisualArtsDB

The Lighthouse at Alexandria

The Lighthouse at Alexandria

Philips Galle Maarten van Heemskerck

1572

Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 20.9 x 26.1 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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