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Honoré Daumier

Just imagine that there are people drinking absinthe..., from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, January 30, 1864

January 30, 1864
Lithograph; third state of four (Delteil)
24.5 × 21.2 cm (9.6 × 8.3 in)

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