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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The New Neapolitan Buffoon. “- Polichinelle, Polichinelle, you have cudgelled the others long enough... now it's your turn. We will bring you to reason...,” plate 221 from Actualités

1855
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
24 × 22.4 cm (9.4 × 8.8 in)

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