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Honoré Daumier

Meanwhile they keep on insisting that she has never been better!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, September 24, 1872

September 24, 1872
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
23.7 × 21.5 cm (9.3 × 8.5 in)

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