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Walter Frères|Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers

Pole-vault: An exercise taken from the circus, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 9, 1870

March 9, 1870
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
23.8 × 19.9 cm (9.4 × 7.8 in)

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