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Plate 11: Someone stole a thousand franc note from me, Monsieur..., from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838
Color lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
20.6 × 26.3 cm (8.1 × 10.4 in)

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