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First Look: The Mission to Save a Masterwork at Vaux-le-Vicomte, Presented by Hennessy Paradis Imperial

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Episode two of Sotheby’s original series, "Treasures from Vaux-le-Vicomte" Presented by Hennessy Paradis Impérial, focuses on the intensive effort to save a masterpiece by Charles Le Brun—the favorite painter of Louis XIV.

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