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Pierre Petit

Émile Erckmann (French writer, 1822-1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (French writer, 1826-1890)

c. 1876
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 1
23.8 × 19.1 cm (9.4 × 7.5 in)

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