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La Mort dans le poirier
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La Mort dans le poirier

Legros, Alphonse, 1837-1911 · [ca. 1854–1911]

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Another episode in the legend of "Bonhomme Misère." Death, up in the pear tree, has just gathered the fruit that Bonhomme Misère pointed out to him. With the engraved title: "Bonhomme Misère" in a margin at bottom of the composition.

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