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Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse|Honoré Daumier

Pardon my friend..... let's verify my powers before yours!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, July 16, 1869

July 16, 1869
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
23.6 × 20.5 cm (9.3 × 8.1 in)

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