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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The Novice Sailor. “Devil... rowing is much more difficult than I thought! And to really enjoy myself I would rather stick peas.,” plate 19 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843
Lithograph in black on tan wove paper, with letterpress verso
20 × 26.2 cm (7.9 × 10.3 in)

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