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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“Thy hand cometh to slay Britannicus, thy brother. I foresee thy blows will soon hit thy mother,” plate 7 from Physionomies Tragico-Classiques

published April 6, 1841
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper, with text added in another hand and letterpress verso
17.3 × 27.7 cm (6.8 × 10.9 in)

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