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Charles Antoine Coypel|Lamotte-Houdar|Jean de La Fontaine|Nicolas Henry Tardieu

Book 2, Fable 20: Minos and death (Minos et la mort)

1719
Etching and engraving
8 × 9.7 cm (3.1 × 3.8 in)

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