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Observations upon the Antiquities of the Town of Herculaneum
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911:Biographie de Charles Nicolas Cochin (1715–1790)
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188:Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder
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214:Marie-Anne-Hyacinthe Horthemels
148:Charles-Nicolas Cochin le Jeune
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781:Woman's Art Journal
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681:Tavernier, Ludwig,
645:Lettres sur l'Opéra
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162:Early life
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