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Rue de Montorgueil|Denis Fonteney|Anonymous, French, 16th century

Marriage of Samson and the Philistine, from the Story of Samson

ca. 1560–80
Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring
37.4 × 49.5 cm (14.7 × 19.5 in)

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