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Honoré Daumier

Oh, you are.... (guilty) and what do you want me to do about it?, from 'At the court of justice,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, March 3, 1866

March 3, 1866
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
14.5 × 23.2 cm (5.7 × 9.1 in)

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