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The death mask of Charles Talleyrand, the French statesman. Lithograph, c. 1860, after M. Krantz.

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, 1866.

Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, late 19th century.

Talleyrand : a biography / by J.F. Bernard.

Belisarius. Engraving by A. Desnoyers, 1806, after F. Gerard.

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Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838

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Belisarius. Engraving by A. Desnoyers, 1806, after F. Gerard.