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Honoré de Balzac|Charles Tamisier|J. J. Grandville

"He has each of them, as they say in the journals devoted to the fine arts" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

ca. 1837–47
Wood engraving
26.2 × 18.2 cm (10.3 × 7.2 in)

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