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Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814. Paul et Virginie.

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  • Paul and Virginie are found by their slave Domingue and their dog Fidele when they are  lost in the forests of Mauritius. Engraving.
  • Virginie giving a bowl of food to a starving black slave woman who has fled from her master. Engraving by E. Rouargue, 1824, after A. Desenne.

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    Paul and Virginie are found by their slave Domingue and their dog Fidele when they are lost in the forests of Mauritius. Engraving.

    | Date: [1842?] | Reference: 33066i
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    Virginie giving a bowl of food to a starving black slave woman who has fled from her master. Engraving by E. Rouargue, 1824, after A. Desenne.

    Desenne, Alexandre Joseph, 1785-1827. | Date: 1824 | Reference: 32264i

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