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Jean Astruc. Line engraving by L. Halbou, 1771, after C. Monnet.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by L.M. Halbou after Molenchon after A. van der Werff.

A woman is washing clothes in a tub in a farmyard while a herder drives sheep, cattle and a goat out to pasture. Engraving by L. Halbou after a painting attributed to D. Teniers.

Heraclitus. Line engraving by L. M. Halbou after a painting attributed to J. Ribera.

The prior of the Abbaye Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, aided by a young monk, attempts to persuade Sister Marie Héroët give him sexual gratification at the convent of Gif. Etching by L. Halbou after S. Freudenberg.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by L.M. Halbou after  N.A. Monsiau.

Anna Maria Herig, a girl with a skin disease: posterior view. Line engraving by L.M. Halbou, after J. de Sève, 1777.

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Works from the collections

Heraclitus. Line engraving by L. M. Halbou after a painting attributed to J. Ribera.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by L.M. Halbou after Molenchon after A. van der Werff.

Jean Astruc. Line engraving by L. Halbou, 1771, after C. Monnet.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Line engraving by L.M. Halbou after N.A. Monsiau.

Anna Maria Herig, a girl with a skin disease: posterior view. Line engraving by L.M. Halbou, after J. de Sève, 1777.