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Honoré Daumier|Walter Frères|Arnaud de Vresse

Don't look in that direction, don't you see that it's just a scare-crow, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

December 9, 1869
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of two (Delteil)
24.6 × 22.6 cm (9.7 × 8.9 in)

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