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Honoré de Balzac|J. J. Grandville|Joseph Hippolyte Jules Caqué

"The Chameleon declares that he is happy and proud to be, as always, of the same opinion as everyone" from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals

ca. 1837–47
Wood engraving
26.3 × 18.2 cm (10.4 × 7.2 in)

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