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Why deprive oneself of the superfluous . . . by Paul Gavarni [Chevalier] — VisualArtsDB

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Why deprive oneself of the superfluous . . .

Why deprive oneself of the superfluous . . .

Why deprive oneself of the superfluous . . .

Paul Gavarni [Chevalier]

Medium: Lithograph
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Mister, it's not true, is it, that you don't dye your hair?

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