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Death and the woodcutter. Wood engraving by Richard Bong after L. Lhermitte.

A young man leans over the back of the young woman's chair and she is smiling as she holds the flower in her hand. Wood engraving by R. Bong X.A. after E. Meisel.

A boy seated at a street corner at night selling boxes of matches from a tray on his lap. Wood engraving by R. Bong, 1890.

After a quarrel that has reduced his wife to tears, a husband makes an attempt at reconciliation by raising a glass and laughing. Wood engraving P. Sommer for R. Bong XA after E. Spitzer.

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Richard Bong

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A young man leans over the back of the young woman's chair and she is smiling as she holds the flower in her hand. Wood engraving by R. Bong X.A. after E. Meisel.

After a quarrel that has reduced his wife to tears, a husband makes an attempt at reconciliation by raising a glass and laughing. Wood engraving P. Sommer for R. Bong XA after E. Spitzer.

Death and the woodcutter. Wood engraving by Richard Bong after L. Lhermitte.

A boy seated at a street corner at night selling boxes of matches from a tray on his lap. Wood engraving by R. Bong, 1890.