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Charles Maurand

At the Universal Exhibition: Security check at the entrance: the bald need to lift their hats, and the the short-sighted need to remove their glasses

1867, printed 1920
Wood engraving on cream Japanese paper
21.4 × 15.7 cm (8.4 × 6.2 in)

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