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Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 214
the insipidlove of shepherdesses there tenderly sighed, and thedesigner has delightfully rendered this arch side of thepastoral song. Our task does not permit us to linger over the worksof this prodigious and charming artist, but we must men-tion his inimitable plates to J. J. Rousseau, the finest… … Fig. 88. — Vignette of the Pardon Obtenu/ designed bj Morcaule Jeune, for Labordes Chansons, in 1773. Book in the eighteenth century, we cite the number ofworks illustrated by the respective artists enumeratedin the last edition of M. H. Cohens valuable Guidedc VAmateur de Livrcs a Gravurcs du…
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