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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Ever since Mr. Babinet had announced that the sun might disappear from one moment to the next, the Parisians are taking all necessary precautions, even at mid-day, plate 385 from Actualités

1857
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
21.4 × 26 cm (8.4 × 10.2 in)

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