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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

A Last Toast! “Gentlemen, let's not go back on board without a final toast in honour of the two things which, most of all, bring charm to our lives... let's drink to the ladies and cold veal!,” plate 18 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843
Lithograph in black on tan wove paper
24.6 × 20.2 cm (9.7 × 8 in)

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