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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“You know, Monsieur Beaufumé, actually you have kept damned well considering your age. This costume suits you perfectly.... just too bad that it does not look good on everybody,” plate 36 from Croquis D'été

1858
Lithograph in black on off-white wove paper
20.5 × 26.2 cm (8.1 × 10.3 in)

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