The Obsequies of Decius

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Print Album. The Obsequies of Decius. The Story of Decius Mus. Bartsch, Adam von (Austrian, 1757-1821). After Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640). Etching, engraving, 1794.

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18th Century Adam von Bartsch album Austrian Bartsch Decius emperor engraving etching Fitz_PDP Flemish funerals Johann Adam Bernhard Ritter von Bartsch landscape obsequies Peter Paul Rubens print print album Roman Roman Emperor Rubens Trajan Decius

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