Burden Bearers — Paul Gavarni

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Artist: Paul Gavarni
Date: 1824
Medium: lithograph
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Prints
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection

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