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Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches

I can wash as much as I want, the old color won't come back, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

March 8, 1869
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
24.5 × 20.7 cm (9.6 × 8.1 in)

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