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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

One of the Disadvantages of Living in the Basement. “Look, here are some more that grew last night...,” plate 15 from Croquis Parisiens

1856
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
20.1 × 25.4 cm (7.9 × 10 in)

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