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Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse

Modern Penelope: one gun after another, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 6, 1868

August 6, 1868
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
24.1 × 19.6 cm (9.5 × 7.7 in)

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