Le nain


Antoine
[ahn-twan] /ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), (“the Elder”) 1588?–1648, and his two brothers Louis
[lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA) (“the Roman”), 1593?–1648, and Mathieu
[ma-tyœ] /maˈtyœ/ (Show IPA) 1607–77, French painters.
Historical Examples

Yet M. Lhote, preaching his crusade against disorder, picks out the Le Nain and sets them up as an example.
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