Le Petit Fils d'Hercules

Anonymous, French, 18th century French

1701

Not on view

Woodcuts on title page and page 47 signed "D".

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Title: Le Petit Fils d'Hercules
Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
Date: 1701
Medium: Woodcuts on title page and page 47
Dimensions: 6 5/16 × 3 3/4 × 13/16 in. (16.1 × 9.5 × 2.1 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Anne Payne Robertson, 1968
Object Number: 68.546
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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