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Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond

Foolish Virgins Sleeping (Les Vierges folles somnolent en attendant l'arrivé de l"époux)

ca. 1635
Etching; first state of two (Join-Lambert and Préaud)
22.6 × 32.7 cm (8.9 × 12.9 in)

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