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Honoré Daumier

What the devil are they doing up there?, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 14, 1870

August 14, 1870
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
24.2 × 21 cm (9.5 × 8.3 in)

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