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Verses to the Pilot of Tonga

Charles Meryon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brown and beige image of a poem. The poem is in French. The poem is titled "Le Pilote de Tonga" by Charles Meryon. A decorative outer border frames the image. The border includes two columns on either side and leaf-like designs on the top and bottom. The columns have a beige background with brown designs including horizontal and vertical lines, twisted rope and diamond shapes. The columns are bordered on the inside and outside with a brown line. The top and bottom borders have a brown background with beige leaf-like designs. The text is written in brown ink. The text is written in cursive. The text fills most of the image, with the title at the top and the author's name at the bottom.

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644 × 893 px
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