Classic Engravings and Prints

A series of antique prints illustrating themes of dance, myth, and seasons, featuring decorative elements and human activities in intricate designs.

Witnesses of a shipwreck, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A group of men sitting on the coast. In the background a sinking ship in a storm at sea. Italy paper engraving shipwreck

Two dancing farmer's pairs, a bush in the middle, Franz Isaac Brun, c. 1559 - c. 1596 print paper engraving farmers. dancing

Letter U, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Let go with two putti with a garland and a cartouche with a ship. paper etching / engraving fancy letters

Punishment of Sisyphus, 1729 print paper etching / letterpress printing Sisyphus pushing his boulder uphill or carrying it on his shoulders. vignette

Triomftocht van Lente, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered at the top right: 1. paper engraving / etching chariot, triumphal car. spring ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year). violin, fiddle - CC - out of doors. wind instruments - CC - out of doors. Urania (one of the Muses); 'Urania' (Ripa). Mars and Venus as lovers. Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa). Melpomene (one of the Muses); 'Melpomene' (Ripa). (story of) Flora. (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Fabel van de Bedrieger, Virgil, 1566 print Nuremberg paper sick-bed

Amor as gardener, Michiel le Blon, 1616 print Amor has laid his arrow and arch and pulls a fruit of a tree. The print is part of a series of prints with love emblems. paper engraving (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros). picking fruit

Witnesses of a shipwreck, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A group of men sitting on the coast. In the background a sinking ship in a storm at sea. Italy paper engraving shipwreck

Frisian with the personification of history on a round tablet writing between weapons, Odoardo Fialetti, After Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1583 - 1638 print print maker: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching sitting figure. weapons

Veturia with coat of arms in roll work frame, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Veturia, mother of Coriolanus (one of the nine worthiest women)

April, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Farm with a shepherd with dog, sitting in the grass. Next to him two women who pick flowers and make a wreath. At the top of the constellation bull. France paper engraving April and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Taurus (zodiacal sign of April)

Apollo en coronis, 1729 print paper etching / letterpress printing Apollo shoots Coronis, but repenting his act he tries in vain to recall her to life

Mars, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered at the top right: 3. Nuremberg paper etching (story of) Mars (Ares). Mars (planet). clouds

Letter F: Children stretch the leg of a man, Anonymous, Jan Stefan van Calcar (Possible), 1543 with a device with a device print paper letters, alphabet, script. physiology and anatomy

Man for a ruler on a throne, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing kneeling before a ruler

Fight of the Horatii and Curatii, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1663 print Publius Horace, the last of the three Horatii, fights against the last of the Curatii. The bodies of their four family members lie around them. The audience watches. Above theater curtains. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching title-page. the soldier; the soldier's life (+ during the battle). theatre, theatrical performance. aggressive relationships of Horatius Cocles

Witnesses of a shipwreck, Marco Dente, After Francesco Salviati, 1498 - 1532 print A group of men sitting on the coast. In the background a sinking ship in a storm at sea. Italy paper engraving shipwreck

Juno Ferried by the Furiën, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print On the left the three phuries for a cave. On the right Juno who runs shocked and her peacock. Under a four -line verse in Italian. The show is caught in a decorative frame with putti, masks and hermes. Italy paper etching / engraving (story of) Juno (Hera). Juno descends into Hades to ask the Furies to drive Athamas mad

Jupiter Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (story of) Jupiter (Zeus). Jupiter (planet). chariot, triumphal car. clouds

Lightly, EIENNGY DELAVES, 1573 - 1580 print Mercury on a cloud above a landscape. paper engraving the four elements, and ether, the fifth element. air (one of the four elements). (story of) Mercury (Hermes)

Bacchus worn by Saters, Agostino Veneziano, 1528 print Bacchus is worn by two saters. For them, a Maenade with basins runs in her hands. They are accompanied by two putti. On the right is a tree. Italy paper engraving (Story of) Bacchus (Dionys), Liber. Satyr(s) (in general). Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amorett', 'Patti' Maenad(s), Female Baccant(es)

Sun above a zodiac / river god Tiber, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a mountain landscape with a sun above a zodiac. Below that the river god Tiber. The foreign exchange of Karel V. paper engraving / letterpress printing personification of river Tiber; 'Tevere' (Ripa). zodiac; the twelve zodiacal signs together

Personification of death with sickle and a putto, Hubert François Gravelot (attributed to), after Hubert François Gravelot, 1709 - 1773 print paper etching Death as skeleton. armorial bearing, heraldry. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Putto scatters flowers over Allegorical attributes, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print A putto with a banderol scatters flowers over allegorical attributes, including a miter, globe, bullets, arrow cooker, books and a scale. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. globe. Insignia of bishop, E.G. Mitre, Crozier. Book. scales

Two sleeping children with hourglass and Tol, Cornelis Schut (I), 1618 - 1655 print paper etching child. sleeping on the ground - BB - out of doors. (playing with) top. hourglass

Matrona di Galitia, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Hendrik IV is killed at a nocturnal raid, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1799 print Berlin paper etching bedroom. surprise attack (stratagem). execution ~ military disciplinary punishment

Art connoisseurs and traders presented as donkeys, Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, c. 1750 - c. 1765 print A satire on the art company in which art connoisseurs and traders who judge paintings are presented as donkeys. To the drawing of Trémolières in the Hessisches Landes Museum in Darmstadt. paper etching art dealer. parody on art. ass, donkey

François de Guise is injured in the fight in Vassy, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1798 print Berlin paper etching battle Vassy

Label from Prenthandel Goujon in Paris, c. 1800 - c. 1825 print. label Decorative frame with flowers and two globes. paper etching globe. globe

Four figures in niches, each in a different stage of decomposition, Antoine Jacquard (attributed to), 1610 - 1640 print France paper engraving parts of church interior: niche. decomposition (of dead body)

Julius Paulus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a man. He has his left hand at his pointed hat. The text identifies him as Julius Paulus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

Two women in the company of Roman warriors, Jacobus Schijnvoet, 1704 - 1733 print paper etching / letterpress printing meeting of soldiers and/or officers

Man and rider in nightly cityscape, Michał Płoński, 1788 - 1812 print paper etching night

TRAJANUS TUSSEN DE STAD ROME in Victoria, Etienne Delaune, After Marcantonio Raimondi, 1528 - 1583 print paper engraving historical persons. (story of) the emperor Trajan Arch of Constantine

Water well on a city square, Eugène François de Block, 1838 drawing paper. pencil utilitarian, public pump or water fountain

Juno hung in the air, Giulio Bonasone, 1501 - 1580 print Juno hanging naked in the air with tied hands. Under a four -line verse in Italian. The show is caught in a decorative frame with putti and caratids. Italy paper etching / engraving (story of) Juno (Hera)

Norandino and Lucina are discovered by the Oger, Louis Wilhelm Chodowiecki, After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1771 - 1772 print Nummered in the bottom left: 6. paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso. giants, colossi. herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.. man disguised as animal. male literary characters (Norandino). Lucina

Creation of Eva, Fall and expulsion from Paradise, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching God removes a rib from the side of the sleeping Adam. Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her). an angel chases Adam and Eve out of paradise with a (flaming) sword

Euterpe Rolwerk Omlijsting, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa)

Standing bearer with banner of Solothurn, Virgilius Solis, After Urs Graf, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper engraving / etching (military) standard-bearer. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament Solothurn

Included hands with French weapon / three crowns, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above two connected hands with two flowers and one crown above it. In addition, a weapon with three French lilies. There are two crowns on the ground. A third crown floats in the clouds. These are the foreignovers of King Henry III of France. paper engraving / letterpress printing gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands. fleur-de-lis ~ ornament. flowers. crown (symbol of sovereignty)

Two crossed palm tag / jumping mountain goat, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above two crossed palm branches. Under a goat on top of a mountain. The foreign exchange of Godfried van Bouillon and Boudewijn I of Jerusalem are concerned. paper engraving / letterpress printing goat

H. Bonosa, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Bonosa is tortured in three different ways. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Letter O, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter o against a background with braid. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

Berenjacht, Virgil (Workshop of), after Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching / engraving hunt ~ mammals. beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear. hunting dogs

Scepter formed from ring, obelisk and crown / collapsed hands with grain stalls and caduceus, anonymous, after aegidius sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a scepter formed by a ring with an obelisk and crown. Under two joined hands with two grain stalls and caduceus. These are the foreignovers of King Louis IX. paper engraving / letterpress printing ring. obelisk, needle. crown (symbol of sovereignty). gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands. ear of corn. caduceus (staff with two snakes, attribute of Mercury)

Triangle around a circle with a standing man at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. adult man

The Ark of the Covenant about the Jordaan worn, Orazio Borianni, After Rafaël, 1615 print A group of men and soldiers wear the ark of the covenant. In the foreground on the left is a river god (the Jordaan). Print Maker: ItalyaFter Painting by: Vatican City paper etching Ark of the Covenant ~ Jewish religion. transportation of the Ark of the Covenant (in general) ~ Jewish religion

Eagle with laurel wreath / hand in the clouds with Armillarium, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above an eagle with spread wings and a laurel wreath in his mouth. Under one hand in the clouds. There is an Arillarium with a zodiac on a chain. These are the currents of Hendrik V and Edward VI of England. paper engraving / letterpress printing predatory birds: eagle. armillary sphere, skeleton celestial globe. postures and gestures of arms and hands

Daniël in the Leeuwenkuil, Philips Galle, After Maarten van Heemskerck, 1646 print Daniël is trapped in the lion's column with seven lions. An angel brings the prophet Habakkuk to the Leeuwenkuil. At the request of God, Habakuk brought food for Daniël. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. Print is part of an album. paper engraving the prophet Habakkuk, carried by his hair by an angel, brings food to Daniel who sits unharmed between the lions

Vignette with masks and musical instruments, Bernard Picart (workshop of), After Bernard Picart, 1717 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving musical instruments; group of musical instruments. mask

Original inhabitants of America, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1782 print In the foreground a family consisting of a man, a woman and two children. Right a house. paper etching Native peoples of the Americas. archer's weapons: bow and arrow. ornamental birds: parrot

Vignette with boy who plays for a lady in landscape, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1683 - 1733 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving ornaments ~ art. Pastoral, Arcadian Scenes

Orlando leaves a trail of destruction in Raziernij, Louis Wilhelm Chodowiecki, After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1771 - 1772 print Nummered in the bottom left: 8. paper etching (scenes from) specific works of literature: Ariosto, Orlando Furioso. Rage, Anger. Orlando. violent death by beheading

Venetian woman who bleaches her in the sun, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 Venetian woman who blonde her hair in the sun. On the head a hat without a sphere, with a wide edge, over which the long hair is draped. On the floor are jars with the products with which she processes the hair. Mirror in the right hand. In ornament. paper Venetian woman who blonde her hair in the sun. On the head a hat without a sphere, with a wide edge, over which the long hair is draped. On the floor are jars with the products with which she processes the hair. Mirror in the right hand. In ornament. paper

Torched out in the sea / lion with a spear, anonymous, after Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above a sea in which a torch is extinguished. Under a lion with a spear in his mouth and legs. These are foreigners Theuderik and Childebert. paper engraving / letterpress printing extinguishing a fire. torch. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. casting weapons: spear

Zephyrus Redt Psyche, Pierre Audouin, After Charles Monnet, 1801 print Up to the top left: No. 23. print maker: Franceafter drawing by: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / engraving Zephyrus carries Psyche away

H. Serfina, Antonio Tempesta, 1565 - 1630 print H. Serfina kneeling with a crucifix in a landscape. paper etching martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr

Amstel Laareed by Poetry, Anonymous, After Arnold Houbraken, 1712 print A river god as personification of the Amstel is honored by poetry. In her left hand she holds a paper over a burning altar. In the background a flute playing man and a face on a river. paper engraving / etching river-gods. symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ poetry; 'Poesia' (Ripa) Amstel (river)

Lithuanian from Coniotitone, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Zomer, Jakob Wangner, After Gottfried Bernhard Götz, 1714 - 1762 print Allegory of the summer. The goddess Ceres is protected against the sun by a woman with parasol. Twice a four -line text in German and French twice. Augsburg paper etching / engraving summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa). specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Ceres; Ceres as patroness

Two men's heads and a smoker, Jacob Laurensz. van der Vinne, After Adriaen van Ostade, 1699 print Three images on one plate; A smoker in the middle; On the right the head of a man with a fur hat; On the left the head of a man who holds a stick. Haarlem paper etching head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes). pipe ~ tobacco. old man

Disguied Lokkers catch geese, Antonio Tempesta, 1602 print Fishermen with baskets with viewing holes on their heads are in the water and lure geese. When the geese crawl on the baskets, they are grabbed by the fishermen. Text in Latin in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italypublisher: RomeItaly paper etching hunter. hunters hunting (N.B.: In 1988-1990 this notation denoted the concept of 43C11421 'hunters resting during the hunt'). fisherman. water-birds: goose

Liefde (caritas), Paolo Tallinated, 1534 - 1606 print A woman (caritas) with two small children in a landscape. Italy paper etching Charity, 'Caritas'; 'Carití' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues

Trivisana peasant, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

September, Denis Boutemie (possibly), 1633 - 1643 print Personification of the month of September. A grotesque bacchus figure dances with a piece of ham and a cup in his hands. Paris paper etching September; 'September' (Ripa)

Empedocles, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a bearded man. He turned a cloak and turned to the right. The text identifies him as the Greek philosopher Empedocles. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history

HUT with Hayberg, Sientje Mesdag-van Houten, Sientje Mesdag-van Houten, 1906 drawing Marked postcard to Johanna Behrend-Croiset van der Kop in Mainz. Netherlands cardboard. ink pen / brush

Biarma's man, Christoph Krieger, after Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Catharina with Turkish flags in the Mausoleum of Peter the Great, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print With design for the caption in German and French. Berlin paper. pencil etching / writing (processes) History. mausoleum. flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.). Asiatic races and peoples: Turks

Vignet puts garland, Christmas Le Mire (Awarded to), 1734 - 1801 print France paper etching garland, wreath

Maria Magdalena, Carl Friedrich Holtzmann, after Johann Eleazar Schenau, 1750 - 1811 print Print is part of an album. Dresden paper etching the penitent St. Mary Magdalene (often before a cave, possibly at La Sainte-Baume hill): her long hair covers her (naked) body, she reads, meditates or raises her tear-filled eyes towards heaven

Allegory on the route between Rome and Florence, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Giulio Romano, 1645 - 1700 print Allegorical scene on the route between Rome and Florence. Below a horizontal river god with horn of abundance, a rider on horseback in the middle and gigantic mythological figures on rocks on the right. Legend in STUDMARGE. print maker: Italyafter design by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving gods ~ classical mythology. river-gods. riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Two hands with flowers / initial M and Regalia, Anonymous, After Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1666 print An emblem with two performances. Above two hands beaten up with flowers in between. Under an initial M with government apple, sword, scepter and crown. These are the foreignovers of Anna van Bohemen and Hungary and Emperor Maximilian II. paper engraving / letterpress printing postures and gestures of arm(s) and hand(s) in relation to another person. flowers. insignia and symbols of sovereignty (crown, diadem, sceptre, orb, seal, standard, cloak, pectoral)

Jozef in de put, anonymous, after Hans Sebald Beham, 1530 - 1533 print paper letterpress printing Joseph is thrown into a pit (usually depicted as a well or cistern)

Set up a straight line on a given corner, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. villa. standing figure - AA - female human figure

Burger van Paris, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), After Matthäus Merian (I), 1618 A Burger van Paris, dressed according to the fashion of approx. 1618. He is wearing a half -length cloak and knee pants. A top hat on his head. Amsterdam paper etching clothes, costume (+ men's clothes). Europeans (with NAME). bourgeoisie, middle class, citizens, burghers

Vignet met Apollo, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print Vignette with Apollo Tronend between ornament with leaf vines. Behind Apollo the Mount Parnassus with Pegasus. paper etching (story of) Apollo (Phoebus). Pegasus, the winged horse. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

Eendenjacht, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Nuremberg paper etching hunting, chase. bird hunting. water-birds: duck

Execution of Willem Percy and Abraham Blansaert, 1623, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1623 print Execution of Willem Perty and Abraham Blansaert, two of the convicted conspirators against Maurits, 5 May 1623 in The Hague. Round portraits of the convicts with scenes of the executions and the exhibition or burial of the bodies. The original plate divided in two, without the texts. Amsterdam paper etching arrest (of criminal). violent death by beheading

Nessus in Deianeira, Etienne Delaune, 1573 - 1580 print paper engraving Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira

Woman pulls someone at the Haren, Anonymous, Hans Weiditz (II), 1514 - 1532 print Print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing pulling out one's hair. fighting

Landscape with two putti and a river god at a map of the Land van Heusden and Altena, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jean-François Delcourt, 1772 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. landscapes. maps of separate countries or regions Land of Altena

David with coat of arms in Rolwerk Schijsting, Virgilius Solis, 1524 - 1562 print On the coat of arms: WRGP. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching David (one of the nine worthies)

Ornament print with design for goldsmith art, Daniel Mignot, 1593 Central is a pendant with pearls displayed surrounded by small black work ornaments. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. ornaments, jewels

Portrait of Possible Pierre Bayle, surrounded with a laurel wreath, Reinier Vinkeles (I), 1751 - 1816 print Medallion with a portrait of possibly the Rotterdam philosopher Pierre Bayle, surrounded with a laurel wreath. Amsterdam paper etching

Milanese (with fan), Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Luise is treated to a picnic, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1797 print Numbered at the top right. With caption and page reference in German. Berlin paper etching Literature. Picnic, Alfresco, 'Lunch on the grass'. Forest, Wood

The death of Orpheus, Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1602 - 1607 print The Maenaden of Ciconia kill Orpheus after he has lost Eurydice. On the right in the background Apollo with the head of Orpheus. In the margin a four -line caption, in two columns, in Latin. Cologne paper engraving death of Orpheus: he is torn to pieces by the Thracian women during a Bacchic orgy (+ variant)

Three putti with cardinal hat and band, Anonymous, Claude Mellan, in or after 1639 print France paper engraving / letterpress printing Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'. Insignia of Cardinal, E.G. Hat, Mantle

Hercules en Cacus, Etienne Delaune, 1573 - 1580 print paper engraving Cacus steals some of the cattle of Geryon which Hercules was driving home. Cacus, the fire-breathing monster is killed in his cave by Hercules

Summer, 1637 - 1671 print A richly dressed woman with feathers on the head stands with a sickle in the right hand and a fan in the left hand in a cornfield. She is the personification of the summer season. This print is part of an album. paper engraving summer, 'summer'; 'Estate' (Ripa)

Hannibal fights against Scipio, Heinrich Aldgrever, 1538 print Hannibal and his men fight with buns and swords against Scipio and his men, all are naked. Germany paper engraving the meeting of Scipio and Hannibal before the battle of Zama

Matthias Corvinus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king. He has a scepter and government apple in his hands. The text identifies him as Matthias Corvinus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing king

Gentildonna from Conegliano, Christoph Krieger, After Cesare Vecellio, 1598 paper paper

Two female figures and an angel, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Rafaël, 1645 - 1700 print Two women's figures in gowns, one with a rose and the other with a staff and a peacock, watch an angel blows on a trumpet. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Italyafter design by: Vaticaanstadpublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving angels. angels singing, making music. adult woman

Letter A, anonymous, 1700 - 1799 print Letter A against a background with angels persistent a canopy. paper etching / letterpress printing fancy letters

According to the pronunence of Syous, a malameal wall chaleus), 1493 print A flower challenge with a man with a hood on the head, turned to the right. In his left hand the man has a ring. The text identifies him as the poet Ovidius. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing male persons from classical history. writer, poet, author

Offer van Gideon, Jean Jacques II Lagrenée (attributed to), 1749 - 1821 print France paper etching the angel of the Lord touches the food with his staff, fire arises from the rock

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