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Aaron Martinet|Destouches|Honoré Daumier

Mon cheri ami, tu vois..., j'étais né pour être marquis..., from Les Comédiens de Société, published in Le Charivari, April 9, 1858

April 9, 1858
Lithograph on newsprint; second state (Delteil)
25.5 × 31.1 cm (10 × 12.2 in)

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