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Perseus rescuing Andromeda from a sea-monster. Engraving by L. Cars, 1728, after F. Lemoine.

Saint Vincent de Paul receiving supplications from mothers; below, a procession approaches a church. Line engraving by L. Cars after himself.

The education of King Louis XV: Venus hands him over to a centaur for education in manly ways. Etching by L. Cars, ca. 1757, after F. Boucher.

Sir Isaac Newton. Etching by L. Cars after F. Boucher.

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Sir Isaac Newton. Etching by L. Cars after F. Boucher.

Perseus rescuing Andromeda from a sea-monster. Engraving by L. Cars, 1728, after F. Lemoine.

The education of King Louis XV: Venus hands him over to a centaur for education in manly ways. Etching by L. Cars, ca. 1757, after F. Boucher.

Saint Vincent de Paul receiving supplications from mothers; below, a procession approaches a church. Line engraving by L. Cars after himself.