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You put in a very large rat, which should have been deprived of food …, Auguste Rodin

You put in a very large rat, which should have been deprived of food …

Vous mettez un très gros rat, qu'il convient d'avoir privé de nourriture … (museum title)

Auguste Rodin (French) (1840-1917)

Movement
Symbolism
Date
1899–1900
Medium
Color lithograph
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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