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His son, who looked like him in every way ..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
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Wood engraving, Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux
Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux, Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1959
Title: His son, who looked like him in every way ..., from "Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals"
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Wood engraving, Scenes de la Vie Privèe et Publique des Animaux.
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