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Jacques Philippe Le Bas|François Boucher

Reverse copy of Balais Balais (Brushes Brushes), from Le Cris de Paris (The Cries of Paris), plate 5

18th century
Etching and engraving
27.5 × 18.9 cm (10.8 × 7.4 in)

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