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Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 150
The intendant proposes to fix a littlepiece of wood in the block that could be drawn upon.Here we see correction by elimination. The pear-woodon which the original figure was engraved was to becut out, and a square of boxwood substituted, foras-much as in this task the pear-wood, which is… … *Pmctj cGim patcris, Fiantine, tuosque dbcrres^jTEtemum ceterrmm Jama Coquctiir anus.^ J^ {auifare opus Inviaxa: tu tunacris c^fiiLlUi^lres tantum tundit at ijie vtroj . Fig. 63.—Portrait of Christopher Plantin, printer of Antwerp.Engraved by Wierix. of Madame is more passable. Nevertheless, there…
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