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Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Aaron Martinet

Pardon, monsieur le directeur..., from Naïvetés, published in Le Charivari, March 21, 1859

March 21, 1859
Lithograph on newsprint, second state of two (Delteil; Hazard & Delteil)
21.4 × 26.2 cm (8.4 × 10.3 in)

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