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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Henri Monnier. (in the role of Joseph Prudhomme) “- Never shall I allow that my daughter becomes the wife of a scribbler!,” plate 1 from Les Artistes Contemporains (Odéon)

1852
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
26 × 19.7 cm (10.2 × 7.8 in)

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