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A sculpture in a barrow drawn along on a sledge to its intended location in a church; with diagrams below of the machinery for positioning it. Engraving by R. Bénard after P. Falconet and Bourgeois.
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A sculpture in a barrow drawn along on a sledge to its intended location in a church; with diagrams below of the machinery for positioning it. Engraving by R. Bénard after P. Falconet and Bourgeois.

Pierre-Etienne Falconet

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Sculpture l'opération de trainer le marbre et machine pour poser les figures à leurs places ; Bourgeois del Benard fecit ; P. P. Falconet fil inv

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