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J. J. Grandville|Honoré de Balzac|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué

"The favorite object of his studies is the collection of Idylles by Madame Deshoulières" 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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