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"Adolphe affecte un calme trompeur au beau milieu duquel Caroline jette la ligne afin de pêcher un indice", from "Les Maris Me Font Toujours Rire", Masques et Visages, plate 1, bound in Oeuvres Nouvelles, vol. II

Paul Gavarni [Chevalier] French
Printer Lemercier French
Publisher Librairie Nouvelle French

1852–53

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Title: "Adolphe affecte un calme trompeur au beau milieu duquel Caroline jette la ligne afin de pêcher un indice", from "Les Maris Me Font Toujours Rire", Masques et Visages, plate 1, bound in Oeuvres Nouvelles, vol. II

Series/Portfolio: "Les Maris Me Font Toujours Rire", Masques et Visages

Artist: Paul Gavarni [Chevalier] (French, Paris 1804–1866 Paris)

Printer: Lemercier (Paris)

Publisher: Librairie Nouvelle

Date: 1852–53

Medium: Lithograph; second state of two (Armelhault & Bocher)

Dimensions: Sheet: 15 1/16 x 10 7/16 in. (38.2 x 26.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1961

Accession Number: 61.538.1(2.61)

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France, 1800-1900 A.D.

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