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1959

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Print, Ma toile est chere, bourgeois (This canvas is expensive, citizen), plate XV from Par-ci, par-la

This is a Print. It was print maker: Paul Gavarni. It is dated 1857-1866 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is lithograph in black ink on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

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Print, Ma toile est chere, bourgeois (This canvas is expensive, citizen), plate XV from Par-ci, par-la; Print Maker: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804 - 1866); France; lithograph in black ink on white paper; Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1959-18-9

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