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Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet|Destouches

Well my friend, it seems you have lost..., from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, September 14, 1864

September 14, 1864
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
23.5 × 21.4 cm (9.3 × 8.4 in)

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