Armand-Etienne BRACONY (1825-1894), after an original by Nicolas POUSSIN The Flood or Winter Large oil on canvas. 117 x 160 cm (Old restorations) Please note: Armand-Etienne BRACONY was a copyist at the Louvre. Armand-Etienne BRACONY was a copyist at the Louvre. Here, he interprets one of the great works by the French Master preserved at the institution (INV 7306; MR 2336).

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