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"Homme en Grande Bottes"

by Prosper Mérimée

This caricature may allude to the "Seven-League Boots," which enable the wearer to take enormous strides as in "Le Petit Pouchet (Hop o' My Thumb)," a fairy tale written by Charles Perrault (1628-1703).

Size:: H: 6 x W: 2 1/2 in. (15.24 x 6.35 cm)
Medium:: watercolor on cream-colored paper tipped onto white sheet
Credit:: Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum
More:: http://art.thewalters.org/detail/79168/homme-en-grande-bottes/

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