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Honoré Daumier

Poor extra parliamentary commission! They probably just wanted to make room for some victory bulletins, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, July 28, 1870

July 28, 1870
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
25.9 × 22 cm (10.2 × 8.7 in)

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