Paris Sketch-book: Stefano Della Bella

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Title/s: The shoreline of a river with two men and boats in the foreground, a town in the left background, a wooden bridge leading to a mill at the centre right, and scraggly trees at the far right
Maker/s: Della Bella, Stefano (draughtsman) [ULAN info: 18.V.1610-12.VII.1664; Artist, Italia]
Technique Description: pen and ink within two ruled brown ink borders on laid paper
Dimensions: height: (leaf size): 102 mm, width: (leaf size): 215 mm
Date: circa 1640

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Title/s: Paris Sketch-book Title/s: The shoreline of a river with two men and boats in the foreground, a town in the left background, a wooden bridge leading to a mill at the centre right, and scraggly trees at the far right Maker/s: Della Bella, Stefano (draughtsman) [ULAN info: 18.V.1610-12.VII.1664; Artist, Italia] Technique Description: pen and ink within two ruled brown ink borders on laid paper Dimensions: height: (leaf size): 102 mm, width: (leaf size): 215 mm Date: circa 1640

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Accession Number: 904*2 folio 8 recto
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