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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The Gust of Wind. “- Oh blast! I've lost my hat! - Don't worry.... since it is waterpoof.... you won't have a problem reclaiming it at Rouen!,” plate 17 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
24.5 × 20.6 cm (9.6 × 8.1 in)

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