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Octave Tassaert

Destitute Mother and Child in Winter

c. 1850
oil on canvas
33 × 25 cm (13 × 9.8 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Greatly admired by writers and social activists, Octave Tassaert provided illustrations for books by such celebrated authors as Alexandre Dumas père and Victor Hugo.

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