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Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Destouches

To think that one would have been able to build a dozen primary schools with the stone of all these pedestals, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, October 19, 1867

October 19, 1867
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
24.1 × 20 cm (9.5 × 7.9 in)

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