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Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues|Henri Fournier|Brugnot|J. J. Grandville

"He buys the right to defeat me at his ease with a successful shot." from the Little Miseries of Human Life

1843
Wood engraving
28.5 × 19 cm (11.2 × 7.5 in)

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