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Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse

Le Charivari newspaper, April 12, 1869: Will he be God, a table, or a basin?, from 'News of the day'

April 12, 1869
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
23.9 × 20.3 cm (9.4 × 8 in)

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