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RIGAUD Hyacinthe (1659-1743) after. Portraits of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière and Jean de La Fontaine. Two engravings by Gérard EDELINCK (Antwerp, 1640 - Paris, 1707) 25 x 18 cm (wear)

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RIGAUD Hyacinthe (1659-1743) after. Portraits of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière and Jean de La Fontaine. Two engravings by Gérard EDELINCK (Antwerp, 1640 - Paris, 1707) 25 x 18 cm (wear)

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