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A Poor Family by Paul Gavarni — VisualArtsDB

A Poor Family

A Poor Family

1843

Medium: Lithograph in black on cream China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image/chine: 24.5 × 21.3 cm (9 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 39.2 × 28.7 cm (15 7/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
Genre: Lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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