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Arnaud de Vresse|Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères

–It's the Apollo of the new opera. –Well, I had taken it for the statue of liberty, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, June 4, 1870

June 4, 1870
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil)
25 × 21.6 cm (9.8 × 8.5 in)

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