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Destouches|Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier

I'm just wondering who might have been the joker who insisted that man was at the pinnacle of creation, from 'Summer sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 24, 1865

July 24, 1865
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
23.6 × 21 cm (9.3 × 8.3 in)

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