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Arnaud de Vresse|Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères

–Are you going to open the door of the cage? –Indeed.... I am going to repaint it, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

March 22, 1870
Lithograph on wove paper; third state of three (Delteil)
23.6 × 20.4 cm (9.3 × 8 in)

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