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L'épée de « Clemoclès »
L'épée de « Clemoclès »

Cartoon

Sword of Clemocles.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1951
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions37.0 x 28.9 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.700
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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Two-Edged Sword.
Two-Edged Sword.
John Collins
1956
M965.199.9066
Sword of Damocles.
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1947
M965.199.7435
The Pen Must Be as Mighty as the Sword.
The Pen Must Be as Mighty as the Sword.
John Collins
About 1945
M965.199.4514
Sword of Damocles.
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
1943/05/26
M965.199.2099
Our Pen Is Mightier Than Our Sword.
Our Pen Is Mightier Than Our Sword.
John Collins
About 1948
M965.199.3
"Swords into Plowshares Had Nothing on This".
"Swords into Plowshares Had Nothing on This".
John Collins
About 1968
M965.199.6521
Sword of Damocles.
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.8893
Sword of "DEM"ocles.
Sword of "DEM"ocles.
John Collins
1952
M965.199.5412
Under the Sword of Damocles.
Under the Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1953
M965.199.602
Watching Him Beat Swords into Plowshares.
Watching Him Beat Swords into Plowshares.
John Collins
About 1945
M965.199.4561
The Pen Mightier than the Sword ?.
The Pen Mightier than the Sword ?.
John Collins
About 1944
M965.199.4669
Sword of Damocles-1941.
Sword of Damocles-1941.
John Collins
1941/07/09
M965.199.3153

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