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A frontispiece for an unidentified edition of La Fontaine's 'Fables', with bust of the poet supported by a pedestal flanked by two columns and two palm trees; below are two elephants standing in a fountain, facing the viewer; various animals appearing in the Fables surround themWood-engraving
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