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Madame Gargantua: A model, recommended for the next carnival, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 2, 1866

March 2, 1866
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
23.6 × 21.5 cm (9.3 × 8.5 in)

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