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Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse

The restoration of the legislative body: –Hope that it will hold like this. –Hum... hummm! Maybe it wasn't enough to just re-plaster the walls., from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 20, 1869

October 20, 1869
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
23.8 × 20.4 cm (9.4 × 8 in)

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