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Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier|Destouches

On a beau dire..., from Ces Bons Parisiens, published in Le Charivari, September 4, 1857

September 4, 1857
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
24.6 × 28.3 cm (9.7 × 11.1 in)

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