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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Country Amusement. “- Monsieur did not want to wait for his nephew; and Madame thought it might soon start raining, but he didn't really bother. - What an old miser! - Don't you worry, Mother Poirier, he'll pay dearly for that... more than the market price! - And right she is isn't she!,” plate 59 from Moeurs Conjugales

1842
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
25 × 21.8 cm (9.8 × 8.6 in)

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