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Henri Fournier|Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues|J. J. Grandville

"Do you see me reduced to driving by the roughest paths their little delicate feet, in the grip of the mockery of the leaders?" from the Little Miseries of Human Life

1843
Wood engraving
28.5 × 19 cm (11.2 × 7.5 in)

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