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Claude Mellan

The Arms of France Accompanied by Personifications of Law and Good Faith

1664
Engraving; first state of two
12.3 × 29.7 cm (4.8 × 11.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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