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The knife sharpener – He grinds knives and scissors, postcard

The knife sharpener – He grinds knives and scissors, postcard
(Le rémouleur – Il repasse les couteaux, les ciseaux)
 (1904-1907)
from The small trades of Paris (Les p'tits métiers de Paris) series (1904–07)

Medium
collotype
Measurements
14.0 × 8.9 cm (image and sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
incised in negative (in image) l.r.: (…illeg.)7(…illeg.)
Accession Number
2022.858.47
Department
International Photography
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Juliet Frizzell and Patrick Pound through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2022
© Public Domain
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Gallery location
Not on display

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