Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette

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Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette, engraving by F.-B. Lorieux after a portrait by F. Bonneville, 18th century.

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Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette, engraving by F.-B. Lorieux after a portrait by F. Bonneville, 18th century.

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