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giving the figure of old men to the rivers that fall into the sea, and of young women to the less considerable rivers, which empty themselves into other rivers.

In this picture, which forms a part of the collection of the Hotel Lambert, Le Sueur has confirmed this tradition but it does not appear that it was his intention to delineate any river in particular. These two figures of the natural size imitate the basso-relievo-they have much elegance and correctness, and present, without affectation, a very agreeable contrast.

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