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William Hogarth|John Vandergucht|Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière

Frontispiece to Moliere's "L'Avare" (The Miser)

1732
Etching and engraving; second state of three
13.4 × 7.7 cm (5.3 × 3 in)

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