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Honoré Daumier|Eugène Rouher

I'll never be able to wash all of this, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, May 20-21, 1872

May 20–21, 1872
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
26.8 × 21.6 cm (10.6 × 8.5 in)

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