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Louis-Henri Brevière|Pierre Jean de Béranger|Fournier & Perrotin|J. J. Grandville

"The Relics" from The Complete Works of Béranger

1836
Wood engraving
21.9 × 14 cm (8.6 × 5.5 in)

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