Le poète Théophile Gautier, né a Tarbes le 21 aout 1811, est mort dans cette maison le 23 octobre 1872.

English translation: "The poet Théophile Gautier was born in Tarbes August 21, 1811, died in this house October 23, 1872."
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32 rue de Longchamp, Neuilly-sur-Seine
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Colour: marble

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