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Image title: Cul-de-lampe composé par Mariller, gravé par Marquet.
Source: Rouam, J. (ed.): “Musée Artistique et Littéraire, Le” (1880)
Place shown: none
Keywords: tailpieces, books, cherubs, nudity, bare feet, pictures of books, pens, feathers, gargoyles, romance, greyscale
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A tail-piece, or end-of-chapter ornament, featuring a putto or cherub standing on a shelf to which are chainedsome books and, underneath, a bat or gargoyle. There is also an ink-pot and two quill pens.

Dimensions: 48 x 52mm (1.9 x 2.0 inches)
Filename: 334-cul-de-lampe-by-mariller-q90-1207x1261.jpg
Artist: Charles Philbert Mariller (1829 – 1911)
Scanner dpi: 2400
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