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The clerical press: Not so quickly... December 15 will come soon enough!, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

December 5, 1866
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of four, proof (Delteil)
23.4 × 20.5 cm (9.2 × 8.1 in)

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