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Honoré Daumier

The parliamentary trains: A right wing deputy is shocked by the sight of the red flag of the signal-man, assuming that the Commune has been proclaimed at Versailles, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, January 22, 1872

January 22, 1872
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
22.4 × 18.7 cm (8.8 × 7.4 in)

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