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... France , 1871 . Back in France , Corot settled into a routine to which he kept for the whole of his life . He always spent the spring and summer months painting outside , making small oil sketches and drawings from nature . He acquired ...
... France , 1871 . Back in France , Corot settled into a routine to which he kept for the whole of his life . He always spent the spring and summer months painting outside , making small oil sketches and drawings from nature . He acquired ...
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... France from 1328 to 1589 , ruling from the end of the feu- dal period into the early modern age . The Valois kings continued the work of unifying France and centralizing royal power that was begun under their predecessors , the Cape ...
... France from 1328 to 1589 , ruling from the end of the feu- dal period into the early modern age . The Valois kings continued the work of unifying France and centralizing royal power that was begun under their predecessors , the Cape ...
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... ( France ) , winner of the first Tour de France , in 1903 ; P. Thys ( Belgium ) , who won that event three times ( 1913 , 1914 , 1920 ) ; and Fausto Coppi ( Italy ) , who won the Tour de France twice ( 1949 and 1952 ) and the Tour of ...
... ( France ) , winner of the first Tour de France , in 1903 ; P. Thys ( Belgium ) , who won that event three times ( 1913 , 1914 , 1920 ) ; and Fausto Coppi ( Italy ) , who won the Tour de France twice ( 1949 and 1952 ) and the Tour of ...
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