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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Mer

c. 1858
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
19.9 × 25.6 cm (7.8 × 10.1 in)

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