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Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 210
the plates, Chofifard the general decoration.Ficquet was added for the portrait of the bonJioiuinc LaFontaine—Ficquet, whose specialty in this genre wasdazzling in its delicacy and spirit; Diderot wrote a shortintroduction; the composition was confided to a printerof the first order, and it was put… … Fig. 85. —Vignette by Eisen for the Qitiproquo in the Conies ofLa Fontaine, in the edition o{ the fcriiiiers gciuraiix. plete success : the size in octavo, the impression clear,united with the dimensions of the plates in a harmo-nious elegance, well calculated to please the three rich 200 THE…
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