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Les Français Peints par Eux-Mêmes. Tome 1-5. Province Tome 1-3

Publisher Published by Henri-Léon Curmer French
1840–42
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  • Title: Les Français Peints par Eux-Mêmes. Tome 1-5. Province Tome 1-3
  • Publisher: Published by Henri-Léon Curmer (French, 1801–1870) , Paris
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1840–42
  • Medium: wood engraved illustrations
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of David Keppel, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.8.1-.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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