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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The Week Before The Opening Of The Art Exhibition. Chorus: “- courage, let's finish the work! That's what friends are here for,” plate 399 from Actualités

1857
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
21.9 × 25.9 cm (8.6 × 10.2 in)

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