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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The New Neapolitan Buffoon. Receiving the congratulations of the DEVIL instead of being carried off by him, plate 229 from Actualités

1855
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
23.1 × 21.4 cm (9.1 × 8.4 in)

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