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Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by P.L.H. Laurent and P. Audouin after Duchemin after E. Le Sueur.

Venus pulling a thorn from her foot in beautiful countryside. Engraving by P. Audouin, after P. Bouillon after Raphael.

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Venus pulling a thorn from her foot in beautiful countryside. Engraving by P. Audouin, after P. Bouillon after Raphael.

Urania, the muse of astronomy. Engraving by P.L.H. Laurent and P. Audouin after Duchemin after E. Le Sueur.