Jan 23
The Grasshopper (La Cigale), (Detail), (1872), by Jules Lefebvre (French, 1836 – 1911), oil on canvas, 186.7 cm (73.5 in) x 123.8 cm (48.7 in), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
“Quand la bise fut venue”
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