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Bernard Picart

Epithalamium, at center a winged putto seated on a peacock standing on a barrel, at left a figure in fur-lined hat and outercoat holds a piece of wood over a brazier, at right a figure dressed in an ivy crown holds a goblet in one hand and a bottle in the other, surrounded by scrollwork and grapevines

1726
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22.8 × 30.5 cm (9 × 12 in)

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