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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

New Entertainment at the Parisian Evening Parties. The spirit of Mr. Hume shaving the beard of Monsieur de St. Potard and undoing the hair of Madame Coffignon, plate 8 from Ces Bons Parisiens

1857
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper, with letterpress verso
20.2 × 24.5 cm (8 × 9.6 in)

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