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Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie|Charles Philipon|Honoré Daumier

Plate 26: Marriage of convenience, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
23.4 × 21.4 cm (9.2 × 8.4 in)

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