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La Fontaine's Hare and Tortoise

         
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La Fontaine's Hare and Tortoise
Forani Collection
Cat. No: IN01-1412a

Engraved illustration of The Hare and the Tortoise by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) from a selection of his fables published in Paris in 1783, the original drawing by Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), the engraving by Pierre-Quentin Chedel (1705-1762). Dimensions of plate: 30.00 x 22.00 cm. French, 18th century. Acquired Cannes, France.


Photo: John Noone IMG_1208.jpg

       
         
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