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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

At 30°C, lucky he who can escape and snooze in the forest of Saint-Germain accompanied by his wife and a few lizards, plate 27 from Les Bons Bourgeois

1847
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
26 × 22.6 cm (10.2 × 8.9 in)

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