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Born April 6, 1651 • Castres • France
Died September 18, 1722 (aged 71) • Paris • France
Delille, detail of an engraving by Antoine Cardon after a painting by J.-L. Monnier
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French writer
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Antoine Galland, engraving by Morel after a portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud
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Chapelain, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1655
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