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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

A Difficult Navigation. “- The boat doesn't move! Pull Dumouchel, pull.... why the devil don't you pull! - But I am doing nothing else than that for the last three hours!.... and this is called a pleasure trip! I'd rather sell my prunes in rue de la Verrerie.... that's less tiring!,” plate 6 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843
Lithograph in black on buff wove paper
20.2 × 26.5 cm (8 × 10.4 in)

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