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Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder|François Boucher

Reverse copy of the Frontispiece: Gaigne Petit, from Le Cris de Paris (The Cries of Paris), plate 1

18th century
Etching and engraving
27.3 × 18.9 cm (10.7 × 7.4 in)

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