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Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches

You may suspect that this is a spectator! But you are wrong.... It's the manager of the theater!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, July 29, 1868

July 29, 1868
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
24 × 21 cm (9.4 × 8.3 in)

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