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by Achille DevÈria, printed by FranÁois Le Villain, published by Edward Bull, published by Edward Churton, after Unknown artist, hand-coloured lithograph, 1830s
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Nicole Byer Nicole Byer is currently all over the place - and for a good reason: she's one of the funniest people out there, male or female. She took the…