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Max Weber Woodcut Print from "Primitives" Poetry Book Signed
By Max Weber
Located in Detroit, MI
ONE WEEK ONLY SALE This woodcut print is an expressionist print on one of the poems from Max
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1920s Expressionist Antique Poem

Materials

Woodcut

Pair of Chinese Bamboo Vertical Flutes ‘Xiao’
Located in London, GB
Xiangzi. Each flute is inscribed with a poem extolling the inspiring sound that it produces and of the
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1910s Chinese Antique Poem

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Bamboo

Japanese Single Panel Painting Moon and Plum Design Winter Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
calligraphy. The calligraphy is a poem about winter. Signature reads: Matsuura Ryosai, Dated: 1890. Ink on
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

The Masque of Anarchy - by Percy Bysshe Shelley - Original Edition 1892
Located in Roma, IT
freedom in perhaps the first modern statement of non-violent resistance. The poem was originally written
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1890s Antique Poem

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Paper

Les Pelerins d Emmaus (The Pilgrims of Emmaus)
By Maurice Denis
Located in Fairlawn, OH
book of poems Sagesse by Paul Verlaine, Denis carved a series of seven highly stylized woodblock prints
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1890s French School Antique Poem

Materials

Lithograph

The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
(plate p. 174), his distant cousin, for whom he wrote the poem 'To Emma', to his relationship with the
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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Bound Anthology Album, Dorothy Margaret Tyas Colles (1917–2003)
Located in Middletown, NY
This lovely hand-bound album contains a collection of hand-written poems and quotes, ranging from
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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

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Gold Leaf

Set of Two Hand-Colored Lithographs from Roscoe s "Monandrian Plants" /// Botany
By William Roscoe
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
the author of the poem for children "The Butterfly's Ball", and the "Grasshopper's Feast". In his day
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1820s Victorian Antique Poem

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Original Antique Russian Anti Tsarist Civil War Poster Deceived Brothers Apsit
Located in London, GB
. The title text is below with a poem about the continuation of the revolution in Russia written by the
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1910s Russian Antique Poem

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Paper

Japanese Painting Meiji 1903 Scroll Suzuki Shoutoshi Nihonga New Year s Day 1903
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
see. The figure of the zodiac ``Snake'' and a jewel are depicted, and a poem of praise is attached to
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Early 1900s Edo Antique Poem

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Silk

Antique Bronze Sculpture of Hebe Jupiter s Eagle
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
is depicted as an eagle. Sculptures of Hebe inspired sonnets and poems celebrating its beauty and
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Poem

Materials

Bronze

c1890 Works of George John Whyte-Melville
By George Whyte-Melville
Located in Bath, GB
set in signed half crushed morocco binding by Bayntun. Twenty-four volumes of novels and poems by
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1890s British Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

Journal of Sentimental Travels in the Southern Provinces of France – Rowlandson
Located in Middletown, NY
poem, illustrated by artist Thomas Rowlandson's color plates. He also wrote the texts for various
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Early 19th Century English Antique Poem

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

LES PASTORALES, woodcuts by J.- B. Vettiner
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful copy of the DELUXE EDITION of a classic collection of pastoral poems and elegies by the
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Early 20th Century French Antique Poem

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Leather, Wood, Paper

Abrégé de L Art Poétique François par Pierre Ronsard – ERAGNY PRESS
Located in Middletown, NY
is not a poem in itself, but a guide to writing. Thomas Bird Mosher's also took the Eragny Ronsard as
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Early 20th Century English Antique Poem

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Paper

Set of Two Hand-Colored Lithographs from Roscoe s "Monandrian Plants" /// Botany
By William Roscoe
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
author of the poem for children "The Butterfly's Ball", and the "Grasshopper's Feast". In his day he was
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1820s Victorian Antique Poem

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Watercolor, Lithograph

First Trade Edition of Winnie-the-Pooh signed by Author Illustrator, with Orig
Located in Middletown, NY
teddy bear which belonged to his son, Christopher Robin Milne. Pooh first appeared in a poem, published
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1920s English Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

Antique Burmese Bronze 2-Frog Rain Drum
Located in Point Richmond, CA
a commodity for the Karen as symbols of wealth and prestige. A Karen Poem: Rains come when frogs
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Mid-19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Poem

Materials

Bronze

A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box
Located in London, GB
. A. Marguerat, with a Nightingale on the lid. The Nightingale has appeared in many thousands of poems
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1920s Swiss Antique Poem

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Silver, Enamel

Antique 17th Century 22K Gold “My Vertuous Choice Makes Me Rejoyce” Posy Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
ring is a posy (or poesy) ring, deriving its name from the French ‘poésie’, meaning poem, because of
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17th Century Jacobean Antique Poem

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22k Gold, Yellow Gold

Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms, Tani Buncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese ink on paper painting of Plum Blossoms and Poem, scroll mounting, signature & single seal
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

L Ouvrier (The Worker) Playing Boules by Eugène Henri Millet, Published in 1873
Located in Langweer, NL
accompanying poem about their demanding work in the foundry. The setting of trees and benches further
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1870s Antique Poem

Materials

Paper

The Calydonian Boar 15th Century Italian Marble Fragment
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, his most famous work: an epic poem that chronicles the history of the world through mythological tales
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Poem

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Marble

Bijinga - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada - 1842
Located in Roma, IT
Format. From the series "Joshi kyôkun kyôka awase" (A collection of comic poems for teaching young women
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1840s Modern Antique Poem

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Woodcut

Set of Three Hand-Colored Lithographs from Roscoe s "Monandrian Plants"
By William Roscoe
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
author of the poem for children "The Butterfly's Ball", and the "Grasshopper's Feast". In his day he was
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1820s Victorian Antique Poem

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Antique Signed Satsuma Teapot Fujiware no Teika, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
calligraphy is the first three rows of one of his poems (with a slightly different spelling). It is written in
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Poem

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Porcelain

Daphne - Lithograph by F. Siméon - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
. The sheet is folded in half: on the third page a french poem. Fernand Siméon (1884 - 1928) was a
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1920s Modern Antique Poem

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Lithograph

Antique Print of Laura, 14th Century, by Bonnard, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
the protagonist in one of Petrarch’s (1304–1374) poems. This print originates from 'Costumes
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Mid-19th Century Antique Poem

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Paper

Baudelaire s Fleurs Du Mal, Beautifully Illustrated and with Original Drawing
By Charles Baudelaire
Located in Middletown, NY
SIGNED BY ROCHEGROSSE, corresponding to the illustration inset p. 198 for the poem «À une passante», in
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Early 20th Century Antique Poem

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Paint, Paper

Pair “Faux Bamboo” Frames With Old Italian Shell Prints With Overwritten Text.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
often combined images with poems or handwritten descriptions, and this practice spread between the 17th
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Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Poem

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Faux Bamboo, Paper

19th C Framed Fraktur Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 19th C Fruktur by Martha Geist The poem on the Fruktur (watercolor) is re-written
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19th Century American Country Antique Poem

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Wood

The Poor Poet Antique German Oil Painting after the famous Carl Spitzweg work
By German School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
poem. In front of the mattress, there are thick books and two boxes with an inkwell on them. On the
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Early 20th Century Mannerist Antique Poem

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Oil

Female Nude from the Back, around 1900 / - The contour of the Art Nouveau -
By Ludwig von Hofmann
Located in Berlin, DE
cycle of poems "Die Bilder entlang", which was inspired by his works. The connection to literature is
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Poem

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Paper

Oriental Porcelain Celadon Glazed Painted Vase Mounted as a Lamp 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
form painted with flowering branches of peonies and poem inscription, on turned wood stand
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Poem

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Celadon

Antique Fine Asian Ceremonial Indian Cast Bronze Puja Spoon 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
monkey army. His exploits are narrated in the great Hindu Sanskrit poem the Ramayana (“Rama's Journey
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Poem

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Bronze

La Quintessence satyrique du XX siècle - Original Edition - 1926
Located in Roma, IT
with very minor restorations on spine. Copy in near perfect conditions. Includes original poems by C
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1920s Antique Poem

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Paper, Etching

Oil Painting by Frank Walton "A Surrey Heathland"
Located in Mere, GB
landscape painter, prolific exhibitor member and President of the Royal Institute in many collection. Poem
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19th Century Antique Poem

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Oil

Emile Carlier, Bronze Sculpture of Sappho and her Lyre by the Sea, 19th Century
By Albinet Coulon, Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in PARIS, FR
, Larichos and Eurygios. Two of them, Charaxos and Larichos, are mentioned in the Brothers Poem discovered in
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1880s French Romantic Antique Poem

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Bronze

Study for "The coronation of Tasso"
Located in Paris, IDF
mediocre and unjustly accused of madness. Lord Byron's poem The Lament of Tasso dates from 1817, Goethe's
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Early 19th Century French School Antique Poem

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Oil

Highly Important Theodore Roosevelt Collection of 6 Items
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
handwritten ‘Poem’ on an Index Card by Eliza Calvert Hall which was sent by her to Theodore, after the death
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Poem

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Paper

EDDA Icy Nordic Vase by RStK Amphora c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
EDDA series from Amphora was named after two medieval Icelandic poems of Norse mythology, and its
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Poem

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Stoneware

A Little Poor Woman - Lithograph by Adolphe Willette - 20th Century
By Adolphe Willette
Located in Roma, IT
poem by Racine on the lower margin. Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857, Châlons-sur-Marne – 4
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Poem

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Lithograph

The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq. by Thomas MOORE
Located in Middletown, NY
Edition of the poems of Thomas Moore, published under name of Thos Little." Condition: Near fine.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Poem

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Gold Leaf

Japanese Glazed Ceramic Gohon Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
and soft molded insert. It bears an interesting paper slip under the lid on which a plaintive poem by
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Poem

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Ceramic

Children Amongst Foxgloves - Pink Flowers, Female Illustrator of The Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
. Alfred Tennyson. The Day-Dream (poem) In: Flowers of Parnassus. vol. 7. [1900, etc.] 8º. Ismay Thorn
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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Poem

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Watercolor, Paper, Pencil

A Little Poor Woman - Lithograph by Adolphe Willette - 20th Century
By Adolphe Willette
Located in Roma, IT
. A little poem by Racine on the lower margin. Adolphe Léon Willette (30 July 1857, Châlons-sur-Marne
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Poem

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Lithograph

Chinese Porcelain Vase with Lid and Hand Painted Decoration
Located in New York, NY
beautiful subtle design of two noble women in a garden with bamboo. A poem is written on the back of the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Poem

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Porcelain, Wood, Paint

1882 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.
By Henry Fielding
Located in Bath, GB
cases; Volume VII contains A Voyage to Lisbon, as well as his legal papers and poems; and Volumes VIII
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1880s British Antique Poem

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Paper

Mazeppa — 19th-Century French Romanticism
By Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boul. d des Italiens No 5'; and the line from Lord Byron's poem: 'Le Coursier tente de s'élancer sur le
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1820s Romantic Antique Poem

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Lithograph

Engraving of Torquato Tasso, Prominent Italian Poet of the 16th century, 1724
Located in Langweer, NL
epic poem "Gerusalemme Liberata" ("Jerusalem Delivered"), which tells the story of the First Crusade
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1720s Italian Antique Poem

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Paper

19th Century Bronze Sculpture of Ukrainian Taras Shevchenko
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
first collection of poems, entitled Kobzar (1840; “The Bard”), expressed the historicism and the
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19th Century Ukrainian Antique Poem

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Bronze

The Italian Girl, Oil on Canvas, 1924
By Charles Picart le Doux
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
. Discrédit (poèmes), Michel Brient éditeur, 1956. Nacres, thrènes et poèmes, Paris, 1959.
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Poem

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Canvas, Oil

Je Vis, Je Meurs - Original Woodcut print by R. Drouart - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
is in very good condition, included a White cardboard passpartout (49x35 cm). No signature, a poem
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Poem

Materials

Woodcut

Painting "Le Moineau de Lesbie" by C.G. Brun, French School, 1860
By Charles Guillaume Brun
Located in PARIS, FR
« Femme de Diomède » chez le Prince Napoléon. This painting illustrates the poem « Fletus passeris
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Poem

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Giltwood, Canvas

Gilbert Sullivan: Framed Pair of 19th C. Vanity Fair Portraits
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
creative output included over 75 plays and libretti, and numerous short stories, poems and lyrics, both
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Poem

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Lithograph

French art by master, a Mediterraneen Woman, Oil signed.
By Henri Gervex
Located in PARIS, FR
, inspired by a poem by Alfred de Musset, was refused by the jury of the Salon for the same reasons as
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Poem

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Oil

A Fine Large 19th Century Oil on Canvas "New Year s Day at The Grandfather s"
Located in LA, CA
smoking pipe by his side, both enjoying a young boy's (grandson) poem recital, while other children await
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19th Century Academic Antique Poem

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Oil

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