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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“Yes, it is Leonidas...... No Question, it is Leonidas!” (The happy father deems it appropriate to be moved by recognizing Leonidas), plate 100 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

1846
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
22 × 22.5 cm (8.7 × 8.9 in)

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