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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- What a fortunate encounter! It's my dear Stanislaus whom I haven't seen since we were in the sixth class together at Landernau.... in these times we used to share everything.... Things should be the same again, could you lend me 20 or 25 Francs?,” plate 2 from Les Amis

1845
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
24 × 17.9 cm (9.4 × 7 in)

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