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The 56, or the trappists of politics: –Tough to have a session in front of your own grave!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 8, 1870

April 8, 1870
Lithograph, pen and brown ink, and red pencil on newsprint; second state of three, proof (Delteil)
23.5 × 21.7 cm (9.3 × 8.5 in)

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