Contes et nouvelles - La chose impossible by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

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Etching of a seated winged man with head in hand, a putto, grotesque figures and faces in clouds, with a broken urn below.

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This etching shows a brooding winged figure seated on a stone block with head resting on one hand, while a small putto and grotesque horned figures gather nearby. Above, hazy clouds carry several smiling faces and a winged cherub gestures toward the seated figure.

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