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Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier|Destouches

Ah!... les comètes..., ça annonce toujours quelques grands malheurs!..., from Actualités, published in Le Charivari, October 30, 1858

October 30, 1858
Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
27.4 × 35.6 cm (10.8 × 14 in)

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