Index: python-reportlab/src/reportlab/graphics/utils.py
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--- python-reportlab.orig/src/reportlab/graphics/utils.py
+++ python-reportlab/src/reportlab/graphics/utils.py
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ def __makeTextPathsCode__(tp=None, _TP =
                             path_or_stream = getattr(font.face,'pfbFileName',None)
                             if not path_or_stream:
                                 path_or_stream = font.face.findT1File()
+                            if not path_or_stream:
+                                # the T1 file was not yet found!
+                                # fall back to C059-Roman
+                                font = getFont("C059-Roman")
+                                path_or_stream = getattr(font.face,'pfbFileName',None)
                         face = freetype.Face(path_or_stream)
                         self.faces[fontName] = (face,font) 
                     return self.faces[fontName]