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La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695

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  • The fable of the acorn and the pumpkin: an acorn falls on a man resting under an oak tree on a grassy bank, with pumpkins and his tools and basket around him. Engraving by J.C. Le Vasseur after N. Bertin after J. de La Fontaine.
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    Poëme du quinquina, et autres ouvrages en vers / [Jean de La Fontaine].

    La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695 | Date: 1682
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    The fable of the acorn and the pumpkin: an acorn falls on a man resting under an oak tree on a grassy bank, with pumpkins and his tools and basket around him. Engraving by J.C. Le Vasseur after N. Bertin after J. de La Fontaine.

    La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. | Reference: 31893i
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    Oeuvres completes de Jean de La Fontaine : avec des notes et une nouvelle notice sur sa vie / par M. C.-A. Walckenaer.

    La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695. | Date: 1840
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