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The Lyon (Recumbent Lion by a Pool)
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Mezzotint; third state of three, Histoire Ancienne
Histoire Ancienne, Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1967
Title: The Lyon (Recumbent Lion by a Pool)
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Mezzotint; third state of three, Histoire Ancienne.
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