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Chevalier Férréol de Bonnemaison|Anonymous, French, 19th century

Idée du tableau le plus touchant du Salon de l’an 9 (La Pauvre rentière)

ca. 1800
Etching and aquatint
24.5 × 16.5 cm (9.6 × 6.5 in)

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