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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The New Fashion. Which is the man, which is the woman?... make your guess if you can and choose if you dare, plate 270 from Actualités

1856
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
21.6 × 25.1 cm (8.5 × 9.9 in)

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