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History of Reynard the Fox / Histoire de mâitre Renard
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Sheet with 20 depictions from the epic of Reynard the Fox. Below each image is a two-line verse in Dutch and French. Numbered top center: n. 118.
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Credit lineGeschiedenis van Reinaert de vos / Histoire de mâitre Renard. 1856 - 1900. Glenisson & Zonen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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