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N des regrets du curieux, en U des chefs - d'oeuvre de l'antiquité, c'est d'i gnorer par quelles mains ces trésors ont passé avant d'entrer dans nos musées de date relative ment moderne. En efl'et, la généalogie de la plu part des antiques est inconnue, leurs titres de pro priété quand ils sont conservés, ce qui est rare, remontent tout au plus à deux ou trois généra tions de Collectionneurs. Au delà du X VI° siècle.
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