Decorative Ornaments

Prints featuring intricate floral and ornamental designs, highlighting decorative arts and the elegance of 18th-century aesthetics through etchings.

Bouquet with red Anjelier, Quatre Saisons-Roos and Boterbloem, Auguste Piquet de Brienne, 1824 print Paris paper cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Print, Plate 2, from "A New Book of Chinese Ornaments"; Print Maker: Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); France; etching on paper; 42.9 × 27.2 cm (16 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

Print, L'Odorat; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); Print Maker: Robert Cooper (British, active 1795 - 1836); Published by Jean-Baptiste Crépy (French, active 1753 - d. 1796); France; etching on laid paper

Trophy with Weapons, Anonymous, After Pierre Ranson, 1760 - 1784 print A trophy with flowers, flags, a harness and weapons. Paris paper etching trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. weapons

Print, Design for a Pendant Trophy; Designed by René Charpentier (French, 1680 - 1723); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on laid paper

Letter P with Peter; Ornamental alphabet; Nova alphati effictio. Ornamental letter P with Peter in the middle with the key and a roll of paper in his hands. He looks down at a naked putto. The letter is further decorated with a rooster, a bird, a vase of flowers, bunches of fruits, a fish and a lobster. On verso verses in Latin and German. Print is part of an album.

Vegetable book: Blad Nr. 17 (1); Book of vegetables. Ornament places Groente.

Design for a room decoration: attributes of Apollo, for the morning (), Abraham Meertens, 1767 - 1823 drawing Design for a wall painting. paper. ink. pencil pen / brush attributes of Apollo. morning ~ other concepts

Trophy, from 'Livre de Trophées des Arts et Sciences', Pierre Ranson, French, 1736-1786, Etching on paper, Europe, France, Europe, 18th century, Print, Print

Trophy, from 'Livre de Trophées des Arts et Sciences', Pierre Ranson, French, 1736-1786, Etching on paper, Europe, France, Europe, 18th century, Print, Print

Bouquet with red Anjelier, Quatre Saisons-Roos and Boterbloem, Auguste Piquet de Brienne, 1824 print Paris paper cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Rocaille Vignette, Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699-1769, D. P. Pariset, French, 1740 - ca. 1783, Etching on paper, Choinserie Rocaille Vignette., France, mid- 18th-late 18th century, Print, Print

Three ornaments with flowers and a mask, Paul Androuet Ducerceau, c. 1670 - c. 1690 print This print is part of an album. Paris paper etching acanthus ~ ornament. mask, mascaron ~ ornament. flowers ~ ornament

Festoen of fruits, leaves and flowers, Anonymous, After Friedrich Jacob Morisson, 1699 print The festival hangs on a ribbon. Bottom left can be seen stylized black tiflines, below stylized black leaf vines in a basket. paper etching

Panel with medallion and a hunting trophy, Jacques Juillet, After Pierre Ranson, 1777 - 1779 print A panel with a frame of flower vines around an oval panel with a figure in a landscape and a trophy with hunting attributes at the bottom. Rouen paper etching panelling. ornament ~ medallion. hunting trophies

Cartouches Nouvellement Inventez par J.B. Toro. Designer: Jean Bernard Toro (French, Dijon 1672-1731 Toulon). Dimensions: Plate: 12 13/16 × 7 3/4 in. (32.6 × 19.7 cm)Sheet: 15 15/16 × 11 5/16 in. (40.5 × 28.7 cm) irregular edges. Etcher: Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, Paris 1688-1754 Paris). Publisher: Jacques-Nicolas Le Pas Dubuisson (French, 1663-1733). Date: 1716. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Print (France); Sheet: 26.8 x 21.4 cm (10 9/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

Print, Design for a Pendant Trophy; Designed by René Charpentier (French, 1680 - 1723); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on laid paper

Cartouche with Wine Leaves and Drums, Livre de Cartouches à divers usages (Book of Cartouches for Different Uses), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720-1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on paper, Blank cartouche in Rococo style framed by wine leaves and military weapons; a suit of armor and helmet at lower left. Two drums and a shield at the base., Munich, Germany, 1738, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

Shell motif with lobster, Pierre Quentin Chedel, After Juste Aurèle Meissonnier, 1738 - 1749 print A shell motif with a lobster and dodden. Print number 14. Paris paper etching scallop, shell ~ ornament. crustaceans: lobster

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Millia Davenport, Printed Linen, c 1937 Printed Linen

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De Groote Bloempot, 1831 - 1854 print Leaf with a large representation of a vase with a forest of different flowers. Two birds next to the vase, including a parrot. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper letterpress printing flowers in a vase. birds. flowers

Etching by Claude Henri Watelet from 1735-1786 depicting a cartring with figures dancing around a maypole, showing festive movement and attire.

Siervaas puts rocailles in putti, Antoine Aveline, After François-Thomas Mondon, 1736 print This print is part of a series and is numbered at the top left with a letter H. print is part of an album. paper etching rocaille ornament. garden cascade

Incense tank with fruit bunches, 1714 print Numbered top left: no. 26. print maker: Romeafter drawing by: Italyafter design by: ItalyVaticaanstad paper etching censer

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Bouquet with flowers, 1710 - 1772 Page 27 Recto from a sketchbook with 105 sheets. paper. chalk cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

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Rocailles Met putto en wolf, Emanuel Eichel, after Franz Xaver Habermann, 1731 - 1775 print Five rocaille ornaments, with a putto with wolf in the middle. Publishing number 98. Augsburg paper etching rocaille ornament. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf

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Design for a Two-Armed Candelabra with a Dragon, Plate 1 from an Untitled Series of Designs for Suspended Candelabras. Artist: Carl Pier (German, active Augsburg, ca. 1750). Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (21.5 × 35 cm). Publisher: Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684-1756 Augsburg). Date: Printed ca. 1750-56.Ornament print with a design for a two-armed candelabra, with a little dragon supporting one of the candles. In the lower right corner the outline of sconce has been added. This print is bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Print, Escutcheon, from "Recueil Nouveau de Differens Cartouche"; Designed by Jacques de Lajoüe (French, 1687-1761); Print Maker: Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on paper; Plate: 19.8 × 22.9 cm (7 13/16 in. × 9 in.) Paper: 23.8 × 31.9 cm (9 3/8 × 12 9/16 in.)

Six trophies with various attributes such as shot game, baskets, birds, spears, a quiver of arrows and torches with a snake and a mask, Trophies with hunting attributes and weapons IVe Cahier De Troph, print maker: Jacques Juillet, intermediary draughtsman: Pierre Ranson, publisher: weduwe Pierre-Michel Avaulez, Paris, 1777 - 1779, paper, etching, h 313 mm × w 203 mm

Man with jump rope; Cahier de Six Baraques Chinoises. In a landscape under a pointed shelter, a man with a jump rope jumps. The man wears calling on his hat. There are two birds on a branch on the roof.

Print, Plate 32, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book); Designed by Christoph Jamnitzer (German, 1563 - 1618); Germany; engraving on laid paper; Platemark: 14.3 × 18.6 cm (5 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.) 18.5 × 23 cm (7 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

Roc Isaises Met Putto an Uil, Elaguel Ezel, After Frness XAver Hervelman, 1731 - 1775 print Five rocaille ornaments, with a putto with owl in the middle. Publishing number 98 Augsburg paper etching rocaille ornament. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. owls

Bound print, Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699-1769, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Etching on white laid paper, France, 1699-1769, ornament, Bound print

Ornament with tritons, dolphins, shells and flowers; Various ecclesiastical objects; Disegni Diversi Inventati E Deineati da Giovanni Giardini da Forlì.numbered Top Left: No. 83.

Watchcase between two bouquets, Anonymous, After Jacques Vauquer, After 1631 - Before 1676 print Watch case with the rest on the flight to Egypt. First edition, second edition. France (possibly) paper engraving

Watchlet between bouquets and flower vases, Anonymous, After Jacques Vauquer, 1661 - 1726 print Watch case with the flight to Egypt. after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving

Letter K Met Kajafas, 1595 print Ornamental letter K with high priest Kajafas at the top left. There is also a naked woman on the letter. The letter is further decorated with birds, flowers, bunches of fruits and a fish. Verso verses in Latin and German. Print is part of an album. Frankfurt paper engraving / letterpress printing high priest ~ hierarchy of priests. letters, alphabet, script. ornamental birds. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

Charles Le Brun produced an etching in the late 17th century depicting Louis XIV in ceremonial attire among clouds, demonstrating royal iconography and 17th-century engraving techniques.

A trophy with flowers, grape vines, a shepherd's staff, a thyrsus, a bagpipe and a basket of fruit, Trophy with thyrsus and bagpipe 1ere Suite de differents Attributs, Troph, print maker: Pierre Gabriel Berthault, Pierre Ranson, publisher: Esnauts & Rapilly, Paris, 1778, paper, etching, h 271 mm × w 222 mm

Print, Pl. 1 of 1ere suite des differents attributs, trophées et groupes des fleurs from Oeuvres contenant un recueil de trophées, attributs, cartouches, vases, fleurs, ornemens, et plusieurs dessins agréables pour broder des fauteuils; composés et dessinés par Ranson, et gravés par Berthaut et Voysard

Rouen, Avaulez, widow Pierre-Michel, Ranson, Pierre, Juillet, Jacques, XII Cahier D'Ornement Pour la Boiserie d'Appartement, Panel with rabbits in a landscape, verso - stamped, A panel with a frame of floral scrolls around two rabbits in a landscape with fruit and a tree., print, engraving, ornamental print, prints, engravings, ornamental prints, height 325 mm, width 207 mm, 1739 - 1784, print maker, printmaker, 1777 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1736 - 1786-09-26, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, - 1779, publisher

Ten motifs of leaf vines, c. 1866 - c. 1900 drawing tracing paper. ink. pencil drawing

Anjers, anonymous, c. 1705 - c. 1730 print paper. rope engraving flowers

Bouquet with flowers. Leaf 28 Recto from a sketchbook with 105 sheets.

Cartouche awarded parasol, Gabriel Huquier, after Jacques de la Joue (II), c. 1710 - c. 1772 Cartouche crowned parasol surrounded by different types of leaves, feathers, a bow and arch, a spear, a trident and a bundle of rod. Part of a series of twelve numbered ornament prints. paper. rope etching / engraving ornament derived from plant forms. fantasy ornament

Rocaille puts Twee Figuren Onder Een Parasol, Antoine Aveline, After François-Thomas Mondon, 1736 print This series is numbered in the top left with a letter E. print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving rocaille ornament. parasol, sunshade

New Modelbüch (Page 40v) 1615 Andreas Bretschneider German Designed by Andreas Bretschneider, German, ca. 1578-1640, printed by Henning Gross the younger, Leipzig.Etched hand-colored title page, 29 etched plates (including 3 counterproofs), 20 pages of designs including 4 duplicates.. New Modelbüch (Page 40v) 680930

Here you have Fraaije flowers; / Who wouldn't boast nature. A vase with a forest consisting of different flowers, including a rose, a tulip and a violet. On either side of the vase a bird. Numbered at the top right: No. 17.

A trophy with fishing attributes such as nets and a bucket of fish, Trophy with fishing attributes 8th Cahier Troph, print maker: Etienne Claude Voysard, Pierre Ranson, publisher: Esnauts & Rapilly, Paris, 1778, paper, etching, h 283 mm × w 220 mm

Cartridge Met Minerva, Gabriel Huquier, After Jacques de la Joue (II), 1705 - 1761 print A rocaille cartouche with a miner -wrap and spear, a globe, a painting palette with brushes, a book, a passer and sheet music. Paris paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena)

A trophy with branches, a flower garland and attributes of the gods such as a caduceus, a quiver of arrows and a winch, Trophy with attributes of the gods, draughtsman: anonymous, 1700 - 1800, paper, brush, h 177 mm × w 123 mm

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Ornamenti o Grottesche. Third issue of a suite of 12 rooms. (A. de Vesme 1005; Dutuit 179) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Leaf from series with cartouches, 1642 print Second print from a series of twelve with copies to a series with cartouches. Cartouche with ribbons and on the left a branch with berries. paper etching ornament ~ cartouche

Print (France)

Print (France)

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Ornamenti o Grottesche. Eighth issue of a suite of 12 pieces. (A. de Vesme 1010; Dutuit 179) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Rouen, Avaulez, widow Pierre-Michel, Ranson, Pierre, Juillet, Jacques, XII Cahier D'Ornement Pour la Boiserie d'Appartement, Panel with a medallion and a hunting trophy, verso - stamped, A panel with a frame of floral scrolls surrounding an oval panel with a figure in a landscape and at the bottom a trophy with hunting attributes., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 326 mm, width 209 mm, 1739 - 1784, print maker, printmaker, 1777 - 1779, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, French, 1736 - 1786-09-26, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, - 1779, publisher

Print, Design for a panel Representing the Choleric Temperament; Germany; etching on paper, remargined; 28.4 × 17.4 cm (11 3/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

Medallion with an eagle, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1772 print Medallon surrounded by palm and bay branches with a flying eagle with the motto: 'cognata ad sidera tendit'. Under the eagle a face on Berlin seen from the Hamburger Tor. Berlin paper etching predatory birds: eagle. city-view in general; 'veduta' Berlin

Necklace design: Project for a rincauex to be engraved on metal, Black chalk, pen and ink on paper, Rising stems with leaves and blossoms, springing from two leaves, below at left., Italy, 1650-1675, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Print, Two Designs for Trophies; Published by Roubiliac (French, active 18th century); France; crayon manner etching in red ink on laid paper

Cartouche with Mask, Livre de Cartouches Irréguliers (Book of Irregular Cartouches), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Balthazar Sigismond Setlezky, German, 1695 - 1774, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Etching and engraving on paper, Asymmetrical blank upright cartouche in Rococo style topped with a mask; a large tree at left. Shields and vegetation surround the ornamental frame., Munich, Germany, 1738, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print

Print, Design for a Cartouche Evoking the Season of Autumn and The Chase; Designed by Jacques de Lajoüe (French, 1687-1761); Engraved by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; engraving on white laid paper; Platemark: 24.4 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.) Sheet: 34.5 x 24.3 cm (13 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.)

Ten motifs of leaf tendrils. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1866 - c. 1900. Measurements: h 300 mm × w 240 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

An assembly of a tiara, a mitre, a prelate's hat, a crown, a diadem, a crozier, two torches, branches, ears of grain, and a scythe. Date: 1830-1850. Black crayon, pen and black ink, brush and bistre on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Vase with flowers for a niche. .

Feston: 2; Quellinus, artus (1609-1668); around 1650 () (1640-00-00-1660-00-00);

Bound Volume, Frontispiece for Book 4, in Eight books of Ornament; William Delacour (French, 1741 - 1767); Engraved by François Vivares (French, 1709 - 1782); France; engravings on white laid paper, bound in half-calf and marbled boards; Open: 41.4 x 48.1 x 11.7 cm (16 5/16 x 18 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Paris, Demarteau, Gilles Antoine, Huet, Jean Baptiste (le vieux), Trophy with musical instruments, verso - stamped, Trophy consisting of musical instruments and flowers., print, book illustration, prints, height 175 mm, width 119 mm, Southern Netherlands (before 1775), French, 1756 - 1802-09-08, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1772, third quarter 18th century, paper, crayon method, color printing, 1745-10-15 - 1811-01-27, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Vines, c. 1866 - c. 1900 drawing tracing paper. ink drawing

Vineyards. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1866 - c. 1900. Measurements: h 300 mm × w 241 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Joaillerie: Album of Jewelry Designs, Page 6 1770 or after Anonymous, French Sixth page of a small album containing drawings with jewelry designs copied after the prints by L. van der Cruycen, "Nouveau Livre de Desseins..." (New Book of Designs...), published in Paris in 1770. The designs in this page are for a large bouquet brooch and a girandole earring, both of them characteristic of the style in vogue during the reign of Louis XVI in France, displaying a serendipitous flavor, with asymmetrical forms, "rocaille" and stylized natural motifs, and heavily decorated with flowers, ribbons and tassels, thus representing the taste of the Rococo style, which was fashionable in France and Europe during the eighteenth century. The elaborately carved forms presented in the designs were particularly sought after during the third quarter of the eighteenth century, and were to be accomplished by skilled artisans who would work out the decorations by hand.The design for a bouquet brooch contains t

. Family tree of the Medici family from Florence. Some medallions are filled in with weapons or portraits. The background shows the influence of the family in the region. At the left A view of the city of Florence. Left for the river god of the Arno. On the right a meeting of the free arts at a fountain. Directly behind the tree the Army of the Medicis.

Winged figure with a wind instrument, 1548 print On a fruit basket is a winged figure with a wind instrument. Below that is a trophy of musical instruments on the left and right. One of 4 sheets from a series of 6. paper engraving ornament ~ grotesque. wind instruments. ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. fruit

Bloempuk, Hendrik Reekers, 1825 - 1854 print A flower arrangement with roses on a table or pedestal, among other things. Haarlem paper cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers

Kneeling man under shelter; Cahier the Six Baraques Chinoises. In a landscape there is a kneeling man at the top of a staircase under an arcuate roof. Above him is a large bird on a ring.

Angel with banderol; Imagini Gentilissime delle Dodici Sibille (...). An angel who points to a banderole with a Bible quote in Latin from 2 Petr. 1:21. In the background an eagle. The show is caught in a medallion with a zone with a text from 1 Tess. 5: 19-20 in Latin. Around a framework with flowers. Print is part of an album.

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Design for a Corsage, Graphite on paper, Jewelry design for a corsage brooch. Two leaves, ears of barlet, and a knot of ribbon., Italy, ca. 1830, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing

Letters mo; Iime Recueil de Chiffres. Decorative letter M and the letter O of flower vines. A flower wreath at the top.

Trofee met konijnen en vogels; A New Book of Hunting Trophies.A hunting trophy with a duck, two rabbits, a pheasant and two small birds.

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Polyptoton de Flore (The Variance of Flowers), c. 1600 print Ornamental vase with flowers, standing on square pedestal. On the left a butterfly, a mosquito on the right. paper etching / engraving flowers in a vase

Groteske vase with two mascarons on either side of a Bukranion; Vases with flowers; Set of vases with flowers. In the vase, among other things, Lelietjes van Dalen are. Right hangs a spider to the flowers.

Back and seat covering with a frame of flowers around a bouquet, Chair covering with flowers Dossier du fauteuil, Siege du fauteuil 19th Cahier de Cartouches et Ornemens de l Oeuvre de Ranson , print maker: Pierre Gabriel Berthault, (mentioned on object), Pierre Ranson, (mentioned on object), publisher: Esnauts & Rapilly, Paris, 1778, paper, etching, h 286 mm, w 205 mm

Flowers with a ribbon tied together, J. Porteret, 1700 - 1800 drawing Tulips (tulipe) and wall flowers (giroflée). Under numbered 1. France (possibly) paper pen / brush flowers

Design for a room decoration: attributes of Apollo, for the Morning (). Draughtsman: Abraham Meertens. Dating: 1767 - 1823. Measurements: h 250 mm × w 128 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

God the Father floating and blessing amidst angels. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1700 - 1800. Measurements: h 192 mm × w 177 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bound Print, Cartouche with Lion; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth (German, 1720-1790); Germany; etching and engraving on paper; 28 × 18.7 cm (11 × 7 3/8 in.)

Sidewall (USA); block-printed paper; a) 121 x 57 cm (47 5/8 x 22 7/16 in.)

Bound Print, Cartouche with Owl; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Balthazar Sigismond Setlezky (German, 1695 - 1774); Germany; etching and engraving on paper; 27.6 × 18.3 cm (10 7/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

Shepherd's game; Pastoral / Schäferspiel.A trophy with an ax, baskets, flowers, a bagpipe and an oval medallion with a putto with flames on the head, a scythe in hand and coins and a crown under his feet. Numbered under the right.

Print, Design for the Letters B and C; Designed by N. Bruchon (French, active 18th century); Print Maker: A. Colinet (French, active 18th century); Published by Jacques-François Chéreau (French, 1742 - 1794); France; etching and engraving on laid paper

Amsterdam, Hoytema, Theo van, Zomer, Print with title and caption, supplement to 'De Kroniek'., print, cartoon, prints, width 40 cm, width mm, 1863-12-18 - 1917-08-28, designer, 1896-07-13 - 1896-07-13, fourth quarter 19th century, paper, lithography (technique)

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