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Honoré Daumier

Which shows that even cleanliness can be hazardous, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Journal pour Rire, December 3, 1864

December 3, 1864
Lithograph on newsprint; third state of three (Delteil, undescribed)
16.3 × 24.2 cm (6.4 × 9.5 in)

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