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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- In my opinion: as long as there are Indians populating India... - But what do you want to replace them with?… - With Auvergnats… they settle everywhere!,” plate 451 from Actualités

1857
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
20.9 × 26.2 cm (8.2 × 10.3 in)

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