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151:Grotesques
134:Grotesques
244:New Hunts
183:arabesque
87:Oudenarde
66:Louis XIV
983:Mortlake
968:Gobelins
963:Brussels
958:Beauvais
953:Aubusson
653:Tapestry
612:(France)
329:Aubusson
214:Ratisbon
143:Kronborg
82:verdures
70:low-warp
50:Beauvais
46:tapestry
1244:Weaving
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946:Studios
252:Molière
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159:RĂ©gence
115:Teniers
91:Tournai
76:History
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287:, 1832
261:livres
141:1700 (
131:BĂ©rain
54:France
38:French
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